peltry

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The fees of the court shall be as follows: A magistrate, for every cause of fifty livers or upwards in peltry, shall receive one pistole in peltry, and in proportion for a lesser sum.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton

At the request of Iberville, the new governor of Louisiana, the government now permitted Illinois traders to sell their peltry in Louisiana, to prevent them from earning it over the mountains to the English.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

"Not all the peltry of Siberia—" said James, rather sharply, as he thought; and dismissed the subject in favour of his own neatly-spatted foot.

From Love and Lucy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

As some had lately returned from the Hurons with peltry of no small value, their loss was considerable.

From History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life by Butterfield, Consul Willshire

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