peltry

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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)

Then a husky-dog in bells and harness bounced up over the drifts, followed by another and yet another—eight or ten dogs to each long, low toboggan that slid along loaded and heaped with peltry.

From The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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 clerk for issuing a writ shall receive three livers in peltry, and all other fees as heretofore.

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

Well on into the nineteenth century fur traders were still sending in supplies from Montreal and bringing back peltry from Fort William in flotillas of great bark canoes.

From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas