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Definition of Peltries
1. peltry [n] - See also: peltry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltries
Literary usage of Peltries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1898)
"... Rapids—Departure of Fitzpatrick—Embarkation of peltries—Wyeth and his Bull
Boat— Adventures of Captain Bonneville in the Bighorn Mountains—Adventures in ..."
2. The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America by John Fiske (1899)
"With the patroons, who were open to the same illicit trade charge, the offence
was perhaps somewhat m peltries. more venial ; but the bad example infected ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... peltries—Wyeth and his Bull Boat— Adventures of Captain Bonneville in the
Bighorn Mountains—Adventures in the Plain—Traces of Indians—Travelling ..."
4. Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains: Under the Direction by Samuel Parker (1838)
"... spending time—description of Vancouver fur and farming establishment—garden
productions—lumber—commerce—peltries— system of the Hudson Bay Company—waste ..."
5. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"Trade in peltries increased by Earthquake.— Trees erect in new-formed Lakes.
— Indian Tradition of Shocks. — Dreary Forest Scene.— Rough Quarters. ..."
6. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"... you urge on a forcible attack upon the yet lingering company ; hum their
stockade forts; rob them of their peltries, and shed their blood, ..."
7. The History of Minnesota: From the Earliest French Explorations to the by Edward Duffield Neill (1858)
"Arriving at Prairie du Chien, the peltries were found in a log-house, guarded by
Captain Langlade and some Indians. After resting a short period, ..."
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