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	Learning from Each Other: On a History of Russian-Native Contacts in the Exploration and Mapping of Alaska and the ...
		Shelikhov ordered the extensive use of native information for identifying the habitats of fur animals as well as areas of usable deposits of minerals and ores, namely, places where isinglass, crystal, different paints, copper ore, grinding sandstone, limestone, and good clay might be found.
		Shelikhov also required that attention be paid to the studying of the native population as to the number of males and females by clans, as well as collecting examples of varying tribal material culture and arts, such as masks, hats, wreaths, timbrels, knockers, and so on.
		Unlike Grigoriy Shelikhov in his guidelines, the high brass of the Imperial Russian Navy had given Joseph Billings' expedition a power to name all newly acquired lands and islands that were lacking any standard term.
	www.loc.gov /rr/european/mofc/postnikov.html (4624 words)

	Grigory_Shelikhov - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Shelikhov organized commercial trips of the merchant ships to the Kuril Islands and the Aleutian Islands starting from 1775.
		Shelikhov was one of the founders of the Russian-American Company, which was officially registered in 1799.
		A gulf in the Sea of Okhotsk, a strait between Alaska and Kodiak Island, and a town in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia bear Shelikhov's name.
	www.thewordbook.com /Grigory_Shelikhov (218 words)

	Historic California Posts: Fort Ross
		The hardy, ambitious, and resourceful Shelikhov, who was perhaps the most farsighted Siberian merchant of his day, became an early advocate of extending Russian enterprise as far south as California.
		Shelikhov’s dream of turning the North Pacific into an "inland sea" of the Russian Empire was now under way.
		Presumably, Paul Shelikhov, the settlement manager at that time, deserves credit for supervising the chapel’s construction, for the first known reference to the "newly built" chapel, the first Orthodox structure established in the New World south of Alaska, came in 1828 from a French visitor, Duhaut-Cilly.
	www.militarymuseum.org /FtRoss.html (8322 words)

	Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project \| History \| Russian Northern Expeditions
		In 1784 a merchant adventurer, Grigory Shelikhov, established a village on Kadyak Island and wrote a book proposing permanent Russian settlements in North America.
		In 1798-99, Shelikhov's successor Alexander Baranov founded a town called New Arkhangelsk on Sitkha Island (presently Baranov Island), which became the capital of Russian America.
		By the first quarter of 19th century, there were 12 large Russian settlements in different corners of Alaska, which were administered by the Russian-American Company until Alaska was sold to the US in 1867.
	www.whoi.edu /beaufortgyre/history/history_russian1819.html (931 words)

	Kodiak Island information - Search.com
		The first Westerners to settle on the island were Russians explorers under Grigory Shelikhov, who founded a Russian settlement on Kodiak Island at Three Saints Bay, near the present-day village of Old Harbor, in 1784.
		The settlement of Grigory Shelikhov in Kodiak Island.
		The island was the location of the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska, founded by Grigory Shelikhov, a fur trader, on Three Saints Bay in 1784.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Kodiak_Island (554 words)

	\| Book Review \| Oregon Historical Quarterly, 106.3 \| The History Cooperative
		Its relatively short length — one can imagine the struggle to achieve brevity in the face of such complexity — and style make it a suitable advanced undergraduate text.
		The Big Names are present and accounted for: Vitus Bering, Catherine the Great, Grigory Shelikhov, Aleksandr Baranov, Ioann Veniaminov, and Nikolai Rezanov.
		Yet, a host of lesser-known actors populate the pages, as do the Alaska Natives.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/106.3/br_12.html (623 words)

	Long-Forgotten Greek Alaskan
		Shelikhov established a colony at Three Saints Harbor on Kodiak Island in late July 1784 thereby creating the first permanent settlement of the Russians in Alaska.
		Alexander Baranof (1747-1819), who, in 1790, became general manager of the company, was for more than a quarter of a century the presiding genius of a commerce which extended to California and the Sandwich Islands as well as to China.
		Beginning in December 1796, after Shelikhov's death, he was one of the two men in charge of the Company affairs in Irkutsk, the major mercantile center of Siberia.
	www.pahh.com /frangos/delarof.html (2198 words)

	Famous people of Irkutsk
		For developing the Amur Region the title of "Count" was bestowed upon him and the epithet "Amursky" was added to his surname.
		A courageous traveller and sailor, Russian merchant Grigory Shelikhov sailed east of the continent of Asia in 1784 and founded the first Russian settlement on Alaska's western coast and the Aleutian Islands.
		Shelikhov is called "the Russian Columbus." Today there is a city named after him.
	www.irkutsk.org /fed/persons.html (1885 words)

	Travel Alaska - Alaska's History and Culture Alaska Native Arts
		Russian trappers and fur traders had already begun to take advantage of Alaska's wealth of natural resources by 1784, when Grigory Shelikhov established the first permanent colony at Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island.
		The arrival of priests and missionaries eased some of the tensions between the merchants and the Alaska Natives who were their main source of labor.
		In 1799, the Russian-American Company, under the management of Aleksandr Baranov-an administrator hired by Shelikhov-was granted a monopoly on trade in the region and given governmental authority.
	www.travelalaska.com /Activities/Culture/RussianHeritage.aspx (234 words)

	Spuhn Island - Luxury Real Estate Lots in Juneau’s Auke Bay
		Grigory Shelikhov founded the first Russian settlement in Alaska in 1784 at Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island.
		Ten years later, Catherine the Great approved Shelikhov’s request to establish an Orthodox mission.
		With the arrival of priests and missionaries, the interaction with Alaska Natives increased and the influence of the church spread.
	www.spuhnisland.com /se_alaska_culture.asp (194 words)

	Grigory Shelikhov Biography,info
		Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov (Shelekhov) (Григорий Иванович Шелихов (Шелехов) in Russian; English spelling varies from Shelekov to Shelikof) (1747, Rylsk – July 20(N.S. July 31), 1795) was a Russian seafarer and merchant.
		Shelikhov was one of the founders of the Russian-American Company, which was officially registered in 1799.
		The settlement of Grigory Shelikhov in Kodiak Island.
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Grigory_Shelikhov (176 words)

	Kodiak Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Westerners to settle on the island were Russians explorers under Grigory Shelikhov, who founded a Russian settlement on Kodiak Island at Three Saints Bay, near the present-day village of Old Harbor, in 1784.
		Kodiak Island was explored in 1763 by Russian fur trader Stepan Glotov.
		The island was the location of the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska, founded by Grigory Shelikhov, a fur trader, on Three Saints Bay in 1784.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kodiak_Island (486 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Several years earlier, meeting Grigory Shelikhov, of the Shelikhov-Golikov Fur Company, Rezanov became interested in the merchant's project to obtain a monopoly of the fur trade in those distant dependencies.
		At the death of Shelikhov in 1795, he became the leading spirit of the wealthy and amalgamated but harassed companies, and resolved to obtain for himself and his partners privileges analogous to those granted by Great Britain to the East India Company.
		He had just succeeded in persuading Catherine II to sign his charter when she died, and he was obliged to begin again with the ill-balanced and intractable Emperor Paul.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Nikolai_Rezanov (892 words)

	Pravda.RU:Farewell to Alaska
		Russian merchant Grigory Shelikhov, for example, set up a fur business company on the islands of the Pacific Ocean and in Alaska.
		When Shelikhov died, the company was transformed into the Russian-American organization, which became the virtual owner of the land across the ocean.
		Grigory Shelikhov's son-in-law, Nikolay Rezanov became the company's director after Shelikhov's death.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2003/03/14/44416_.html (1156 words)

	Alaska - MSN Encarta
		By 1770 three enterprises, those of Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov, Pavel Sergeyevich Lebedev-Lastochkin, and Grigorii and Petr Panov, dominated the Alaskan fur trade.
		The Russians felt it was necessary to establish a colony.
		By 1786 Shelikhov was the leading fur merchant in the Aleutians but needed an able manager for his enterprises.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569148_12/Alaska.html (2028 words)

	Highlights for August 14
		On Kodiak Island, Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader, founds Three Saints Bay, the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska.
		The Three Saints Bay colony was founded on Kodiak Island in 1784, and Shelikhov lived there for two years with his wife and 200 men.
		In 1786, Shelikhov returned to Russia and in 1790 dispatched Aleksandr Baranov to manage his affairs in Russia.
	twotrees.www.50megs.com /attic/history/08/14h.html (1531 words)

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		In 1784, Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov, who would later set up the Russian-Alaska Company that colonized early Alaska, arrived in Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island with two ships, the Three Saints and the St.
		Having established his authority on Kodiak Island, Shelikhov founded the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska on the island\'s Three Saints Bay, built a school to teach the natives to read and write Russian, and introduced the Russian Orthodox Church.
		In 1799, Shelikhov\'s son-in-law, Nikolay Petrovich Rezanov, had acquired a monopoly on the American fur trade from Czar Paul I.
	www.copiaguenyus.com /profile/Russian_Alaska (1770 words)

	WWW Irkutsk: Famous people of Irkutsk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For developing the Amur Region the title of "Count" was bestowed upon him and the epithet "Amursky" was added to his surname.
		A courageous traveller and sailor, Russian merchant Grigory Shelikhov sailed east of the continent of Asia in 1784 and founded the first Russian settlement on Alaska's western coast and the Aleutian Islands.
		Shelikhov is called "the Russian Columbus." Today there is a city named after him.
	www.icc.ru /fed/persons.html (1885 words)

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		The development of Russian trade in the North-East is directly connected with the activity of the half-state Russian-American Company that was established by G. Shelikhov in the 80s of XVIII century and its prosperity period is connected with Baranov brothers.
		But Shelikhov did not manage to unite all companies established by him, as he died early — when he was only 48.
		Shelikhov and Baranov — these two important figures represented Russian interests at its Eastern boundary acting purely on their own initiative and following their vocation.
	www.chukotka.org /history/inrussia/rususacompany/?lang=en (524 words)

	The Moscow News
		Catherine II, who ascended the throne 20 years later, abolished the fur tax and issued another edict, ordering her subjects to take special care of the Aleuts.
		Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov (1747-1795) was a Russian seafarer and merchant.
		It was the location of the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska, founded by Grigory Shelikhov on Three Saints Bay in 1784.
	english.mn.ru /english/issue.php?2006-39-1 (1777 words)

	Russian America
		His niece Natalya was married to Grigory Shelikhov.
		Their daughter Anna was married to Nikolai Resanov who was at Catherine the Great's court.
		In 1795, Grigory Shelikhov died but Natalya continued to run the company.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /heather.hobden1/RussianAmerica.htm (1025 words)

	History of Alaska \| Alaska Travel Guide: Honeymoon Destination Alaska
		In 1784, Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov, who would later set up the Russian-Alaska Company that colonized early Alaska, arrived in Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island with two ships, the Three Saints and the St. Simon.
		The indigenous Koniag harassed the Russian party and Shelikhov responded by killing hundreds and taking hostages to enforce the obedience of the rest.
		Having established his authority on Kodiak Island, Shelikhov founded the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska on the island’s Three Saints Bay, built a school to teach the natives to read and write Russian, and introduced the Russian Orthodox religion.
	goto-alaska.com /travel/6/history-of-alaska.html (5644 words)

	"Irkutsk-Fort Ross Club" - Summary
		Oleg Bychkov - a very busy person and the main specialist of the future excavation of Voznesenskii Monastery spoke regarding his plans of work.
		Alexander Ruzhnikov from Shelekhov (near Irkutsk) - one of the leaders of old Shelekhov Club 'Nasledniki' and the expert in the research of the track of Grigory I. Shelikhov expeditions, told us about their expeditions.
		Elena Emelyanova and Larissa Glatskova - the teachers from schools coordinate the Global Village project in Irkutsk.
	ifrc.irk.ru /frsumm.htm (320 words)

	George Washington
		October 19, 1789- Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
		1790 - Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader who founded founds Three Saints Bay, first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska, dispatched Aleksandr Baranov to manage his affairs in Alaska.
		Baranov extended the Russian trade far down the west coast of North America.
	www.kipnotes.com /GeorgeWashington.htm (3957 words)

	Alaska State Guide
		Vitus Bering sailed east and saw Mt. St.
		Alaska became a Russian colony in 1744, but the first Russian settlement, Nikolaevsk on Kodiak Island, was founded only in 1784 by Grigory Shelikhov.
		The Russian-American Company hunted sea otters for their fur.
	www.bnb411.com /alaska/alaska_state_guide.asp (2982 words)

	East Asian Studies 210 Notes: Siberian Origins of North America
		Driven by a greed for fur-bearing sea animals (especially the fur seal), during the next century the Russians penetrated as far south as present day San-Francisco.
		Through the plans of merchant Grigory Shelikhov, who envisioned a thriving Russian colony in Alaska, and under Shelikhov's hand-picked successor, the talented and capable Aleksandr Baranov, the Alaskan colony took root but never prospered.
		It's failure was due mainly to difficulty in bringing food supplies to Russian settlers in this region.
	pandora.cii.wwu.edu /vajda/ea210/SiberianOriginsNA.htm (1414 words)

	Fort Ross Chronology
		Major fur companies scramble to take hold of Pacific territories for further involvement in the sea otter fur trade.
		This declaration was directly related to the RAC presence along the North Pacific Coast.
		1824 Paul I. Shelikhov arrives as replacement to Karl Von Schmidt, who had been assigned other duties in Sitka in 1824.
	www.mcn.org /1/rrparks/fortross/chronology.htm (2943 words)

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