Annals of Astoria:

The Headquarters Log of the Pacific Fur Company The merchants and the members of the the trading companies were equally as important as the “mountain men” of the fur trade era. They were responsible for taking the raw product and seeing that it found its way into the hats and coats that graced the inhabitants of the major cities of the world. In 1810, Astor organized the Pacific Fur Company with Duncan McDougall as one of its partners. Later that year, McDougall set out with a crew on the ship “Tonquin” toward Vancouver Island as part of the Astor’s three-pronged effort to infiltrate the northwest coast. McDougall was the supervisor of the post during the years 1811-1813. His log is the most accurate account of the daily activity of the trading post. Hardcover, 256 pages