Guillaume Sayer
Pierre Guillaume Sayer (1796 -?) was a merchant of Fourrure Métis whose lawsuit marked the end of the Monopole of the Compagnie of Hudson Bay on the trade of the furs in the North of the American Continent .
Sayer operated out of tandem with a associate based with Pembina, North Dakota, thus entering in direct competition with the Company. Sayer was shown of trade illegal and judged with Fort Garry the May 17th 1849 by the court of Assiniboine. It was supported by the chief Métis Louis Riel (father), who gathered in front of the court several Mongrels armed and ready to support their compatriot if need be. Although recognized guilty by the Judge Adam Thom, no fine nor punishment was imposed to him - probably by fear of the crowd piled up with the outside. With the cries of " the trade is free! The trade is free! " , the Company had just lost the possibility of making respect its monopoly by the force of the courts. This one was formally repealed in 1870 and the area open to the independent investors. The Company transferred its rights on the Ground of Rupert to the Canadian federal government as of 1868 ( Rupert' S Land Act ), but it is only after the Rébellion of the river Rouge that this transfer was not effective, the territory becoming the province Manitoba.
One is unaware of what it is occurred of Guillaume Sayer after his lawsuit.
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