Talk:Pine Island Fort

Alexander Shaw or Angus Shaw? (corrected)
I'm looking for a citation that puts Angus Shaw and Donald Mackay together. Any assistance? Thanks! Stormbay (talk) 22:37, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

I originally stated that Donald McKay was an associate of Angus Shaw. Since I cannot find a where this statement came from I must conclude that it was a mistake. (Morton has Donald McKay and Alexander Shaw associated in 1785, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography has them joining in 1789. The DCB is more recent.)
 * under Pine Island Fort: 1. In 1786,DM,"an associate of Angus Shaw": by me starting article. 2. footnote to DCB added by stormbay: does not seem to support DM+Angus?.


 * DCB (Donald McKay):1785 financed by John Campbell, 1789/90 joins Alexander Shaw, no mention of Angus Shaw
 * DCB(Angus Shaw): nothing before 1789 when he was on Moose Lake (Alberta) for NWC
 * Losey: page 117:DM, an independent trader was first on Pine Island, no mention of Shaw. Next year joined Tomison of HBC (not in DCB?)
 * Morton(index,DM): page 338: Alexander Shaw and DM in Nipigon region, "This Concern" sends DM to Saskatchewan, frozen in at Nipawan, to Pine Island, good terms with Tomison of HBC. (index, Alexander Shaw) page426: DM+AlexanderS on Sturgeon Lake in 1789. (index Angus Shaw): no mention of DM. (index, Pine Island):nothing other than above. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 02:31, 2 June 2012 (UTC)