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Statement Respecting The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement Upon The Red River, in North America; its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; and the Massacre of Governor Semple and His Party. With Observations upon a Recent Publication, Entitled "A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries," &c.
London: John Murray, 1817
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first trade edition, revised and enlarged, octavo, viii, [1] - 194, [2], c pp., folding map, bound in contemporary ½ red leather, gilt, marbled boards, some minor rubbing and scuffing to extremities, else a very good copy.
"Halkett, Lord Selkirk's brother-in-law, gives an account of the establishment of the Red River colony, its troubles, and the "Massacre of Seven Oaks" of 1816, in which Governor Semple lost his life. The tone of the Statement is arrogant, and was certainly poor "public relations" as far as Canadian public was concerned." - Streeter. Lande 1206; Peel 42, note; Sabin 20704; Streeter Sale 3673; TPL 1093
