Competition with the North West Company
Chief Factor McNab sent Kennedy into the fiercely competitive atmosphere of Fort Hibernia, telling him that “we have the fullest confidence in your prudence and discernment in a situation that so importantly demands both.” (B.239/b/75 p. 65).
Letter from Alexander Kennedy to John McNab, 16 July 1809
Letter from William Hemmings Cook to Alexander Kennedy, 6 June 1810
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