Cuthbert Grant, Pemmican, and Seven Oaks

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At Cuthbert Grant's post there was no paper money. Value was counted in beaver pelts.

First Nations and Métis traders expected a fair deal. Balance every trade!

Beaver pelts

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A crew leaves Grant's post with 3 bags of pemmican — about 270 pounds — and eats about 9 pounds a day.

The food left follows a pattern: F = 270 − 9d, where d is days of travel. Will it last?

3 bags ≈ 270 lb

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As a North West Company clerk, Grant kept accounts: pounds of pemmican, pelts traded, and money in North West livres — 12 livres made 1 pound (£) Halifax currency.

Rival posts stood close by, and traders went where the deal was best. Keep the accounts!

Value was counted in pelts