1636-1710+Pierre+Radisson

=Pierre Radisson= - 1636-1710 - explorerr and fur trader - followed his half sister in 1651 to observe the Iroquoi as their adopted captive and with the Jesuit Missionaries - 1659, taken to an un-liscened fur trade expedition to Lake Superior and Michigan - after the govenors punished them for this expedition the partners went to Boston to arrange a voyage to Hudson Bay - 1665, sailed to England, where their plan to bypass the St. Lawrence River to reach the interior fur-producing region. - plan was practicle and profitable - French nacy midshipman in 1677-1679 - 1682, the compagne du nord engaged him to challenge the English traders in Hudson Bay. - destroyed rival posts - When the govenor taxed their furs and released a ship they captured, the brothers in law sought restitution - failed because Calbert was dead. -returned to England in 1684

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