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white governor
Fur Trade, Obs.
See 1828 quote.
1828
 
(1872)
 
White Governor [is] a soubriquet of the man at the head of a boat brigade.
1830
 
(1921)
 
The White Governor arrived with two boats of MacKenzie River. . . .
1834
 
(1947)
 
Our living is good; the white Governor having knocked over a few Deer, and I killed an Ox. . . .