peltry
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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 John Mason Peck
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 Arthur Clinton Boggess
Tobacco, rice, flour, indigo, peltry, oil, whale fins, flaxseed, spermaceti, masts, spars, &c. are in good demand.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Jared Sparks
Hendry's canoes were literally loaded with peltry when he drew in at the Pas.
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 Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
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 Arthur Clinton Boggess
The rich peltries then were what gold and silver were later, and what grain, alfalfa, fruit, sugar beets and potatoes are now, and will be as long as water, soil, and sunshine blend.
From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by F. C. Grable
Many a heap of furs and peltries went in payment for their adornment, but—where are they now!
From The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn by Evelyn Raymond
To prevent the putrefaction of "peltries" in glue making.
From The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality by George Gore
For many years hardy hunters and trappers had penetrated the vast wilderness of the West and Northwest in their hunt for game and peltries.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
In addition to the articles thus swapped or “trucked,” the trappers assembled at Saint Vrain’s in exchange for their peltries, had received a large quantity of coin currency, in the shape of Mexican silver dollars.
From The Yellow Chief by Mayne Reid
