History, Natural History & the Arts
The New York Historical Society has digitized their Evert Wendell collection, including five account books in Dutch and English covering the period from 1695 to 1758 and one docket book (in English).
Evert Wendell (1681-1750) was a Dutch-descended Albany merchant, fur trader, and attorney, who conducted business with Native Americans in upstate New York and with colonists in Albany, Schenectady, New York City, and Boston. [Read more…] about Evert Wendell Account Books Reveal Life in 1695-1789
New data form Statistics Canada shows Canadians are avoiding trips to the United States amid tariffs and threats by President Donald Trump’s administration that have also taken American products off the shelves in Canada, seen spectators boo the American national anthem at sporting events, and threats of cutting of energy supplies from Ontario. Trump has repeatedly threatened to make Canada a 51st state. [Read more…] about Canadian Visits to United States Decline by 23 Percent
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