| The Silver Chief |
| Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon, and Red River |
| Lucille H. Campey |
Aptly named "The Silver Chief" by the five Indian chiefs
with whom he negotiated a land treaty at Red River, the
fifth Earl of Selkirk spent an immense fortune helping
Scottish Highlanders relocate themselves in Canada.
Belfast, Prince Edward Island, settled in August 1803,
owes its existence to Lord Selkirk. Its bicentennial is a
timely reminder of Selkirk’s work in Canada, which
extended beyond Belfast to Baldoon (later Wallaceburg)
in Ontario, as well as to Red River, the precursor to
Winnipeg.
Selkirk has been well observed through the eyes of the
rich and powerful, but his settlers have been neglected.
Lucille H. Campey presents a new and powerful case for
re-assessing the achievements of Selkirk and his settlers.
Using a wealth of documentary sources, she reconstructs
the sequence of emigration from Scotland to the three
areas of Canada where settlements were founded. She
shows that emigration took place in a carefully planned
and controlled way. She reveals the self-reliance,
adaptability and steely determination of the Selkirk
settlers in overcoming their many problems and
obstacles. They brought their rich traditions of Scottish
culture to Canada and, in doing so, helped to secure its
distinctively Canadian future. Together, Selkirk and his
settlers succeeded against overwhelming odds and
altered the course of history.
with whom he negotiated a land treaty at Red River, the
fifth Earl of Selkirk spent an immense fortune helping
Scottish Highlanders relocate themselves in Canada.
Belfast, Prince Edward Island, settled in August 1803,
owes its existence to Lord Selkirk. Its bicentennial is a
timely reminder of Selkirk’s work in Canada, which
extended beyond Belfast to Baldoon (later Wallaceburg)
in Ontario, as well as to Red River, the precursor to
Winnipeg.
Selkirk has been well observed through the eyes of the
rich and powerful, but his settlers have been neglected.
Lucille H. Campey presents a new and powerful case for
re-assessing the achievements of Selkirk and his settlers.
Using a wealth of documentary sources, she reconstructs
the sequence of emigration from Scotland to the three
areas of Canada where settlements were founded. She
shows that emigration took place in a carefully planned
and controlled way. She reveals the self-reliance,
adaptability and steely determination of the Selkirk
settlers in overcoming their many problems and
obstacles. They brought their rich traditions of Scottish
culture to Canada and, in doing so, helped to secure its
distinctively Canadian future. Together, Selkirk and his
settlers succeeded against overwhelming odds and
altered the course of history.
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| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1: Lord Selkirk: Philanthropist & Colonizer Chapter 2: Emigration Frenzy in the Highlands & Islands Chapter 3: Success at Belfast, Prince Edward Island Chapter 4: Initial Setbacks at Baldoon, Upper Canada Chapter 5: Early Conflict at Red River Chapter 6: The Silver Chief Arrives Chapter 7: The Scottish Settlers of Red River Chapter 8: Later Developments at Belfast, Baldoon, & Red River Chapter 9: Selkirk & his Settlers Appendices Appendix A: Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk: A Genealogical Table Appendix B: Men selected by Miles MacDonell to go to the Red River settlement, who were in Seal Islands, near York Factory in October, 1811 Appendix C: The first arrivals at the Red River settlement who came in August, 1812 Appendix D: List of people recruited in 1812 by Charles McLean, in Mull, for the Red River settlement and the Hudson's Bay Company Appendix E: Owen Keveny's list of the settlers and Hudson's Bay Company workers who sailed on the Robert Taylor from Sligo in July, 1812 Appendix F: Red River Inhabitants whose names appear in a petition asking for protection following the Seven Oaks Battle of 1816 Notes Bibliography Index Cover Credits About the Author |
| Tables and Figures Tables 1. The 1803 influx from Scotland to Prince Edward Island 2. The Selkirk Settlers of Prince Edward Island and their land holdings, 1803-07 3. The Fifteen Baldoon Families who arrived at Lachine on the Oughton, 19 July 1804 4. Baldoon families and land holders 1809 5. Passenger list for the Prince of Wales crossing in 1815 from Thurso to York Factory 6. Red River inhabitants who moved temporarily to Jack River following the attack on the settlement in June, 1815 7. Passenger list for the Prince of Wales crossing in 1815 from Thurso to York Factory 8. Scots and Orcadians in Red River, from the 1834-35 Census Returns Figures 1. Predominant areas of Scotland from which Selkirk recruited his settlers, 1802-15 2. Lord Selkirk's land holdings in Prince Edward Island 3. Baldoon Farm and settler lots, 1804-26 4. The route from Lachine to Baldoon, 1804 5. Assiniboia and the Red River Settlement 6. Lands at Red River conveyed to Lord Selkirk by five Indian Chiefs, July 18, 1817 7. The Red River Settlement in 1835 8. Principal areas of Scotland which supplied workers for the Hudson's Bay Company, 1790-1870 9. Principal locations of Skye settlers in Prince Edward Island, 1803-50 10. Location of Selkirk settlers in Upper Canada, 1804-40 11. Early Scottish Settlements along the Saskatchewan Trail |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucille Campey |
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