peltries
- plural of peltry.
Example Sentences
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These were of two classes, those who merely traded with the Indians for peltries, and those who attached themselves to native tribes.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
In order to procure guns and ammunition from their English friends they were compelled to take thought for the decreasing peltries.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon
We do not suppose that any store-houses for the deposit of goods or peltries were maintained here after the conquest.
From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry
The fur company continued to drive a fair trade in peltries, but the prosperity of the city itself was woefully retarded by the constant menace of the Iroquois.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon
Lead was, next to peltries, the most important export of the Upper Mississippi region, and throughout the West served as currency.
From Stories of the Badger State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
