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Thomas Blackwood
Thomas
Blackwood
was
born
in
Scotland
and came to
Canada
in
1790
and was
employed
in the
mercantile
trade
at
Quebec
.
Blackwood was employed by
John Blackwood
, a
wealthy businessman
, who does not
appear
to have been a
relative
. He next
joined
James McGill
and operated
the Great Lakes
fur trade
in
Michilimackinac
at
Mackinac Island
for McGill's
company
.