Born in Quebec, François-Antoine Larocque (1784–1869) learned English in the United States from boyhood. His “Yellowstone Journal” was most likely written in that language. The original is lost, but a copy is in the Baby Collection of the Archives Department, University of Montreal. In 1801, Larocque entered the Canadian fur trade. First employed at the XY Company, he worked for the North West Company at the time of his expedition.
