peltry

Nathan was all agog at the peltry that hung from innumerable pegs on the rough log walls.

From A Hero of Ticonderoga by Robinson, Rowland E.

For three seasons bale after bale of unsold peltry had been stacked to the rafters of the London warehouse.

From The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba by Wood, Louis Aubrey

The sheriff for serving a writ or a warrant shall receive three livers in peltry; for levying an execution, 5 per cent, including the fees of the clerk of the court.

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

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

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)

A company of English traders, under the guidance of a party of Indians, were traversing the country from Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean, in quest of furs and peltries.

From Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 by Vide, V. V.

In order to procure guns and ammunition from their English friends they were compelled to take thought for the decreasing peltries.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon

Reckless bushrangers, they carried on an illicit trade with the Indians, diverting peltries from the fur company at Quebec, and demoralising the savage proselytes of the missions.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon

The purchase and export of furs and peltries is also extensively carried on by this house.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben

A great demand for peltries sprang up at once.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison