peltry

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Governor Dongan seized the moment to promise better bargains for the peltry than the French could offer.

From The Road to Frontenac by Merwin, Samuel

But the place was far north of the regions they actually occupied; and English adventurers, with the sanction of the Government, settled there, and opened a trade in peltry with China.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

In addition to the exportation of furs and peltry to the value of $40,000, the company sent to New England and the West Indies large quantities of pollock, mackerel and codfish taken in the Bay.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

They are an enterprising and erratic race from almost every state, and are usually in the employ of persons of capital and enterprise, and who are concerned in the fur and peltry business.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason

Crow and Blackfoot and Sioux Indians often raided the brigades when on the home trip loaded with peltry.

From Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)