They were hired by the Pugets Sound Agricultural Company to settle outside Cowlitz Farm and Fort Nisqually in modern Washington state. This was an attempt to get the northern bank of the Columbia River awarded to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in any potential settlement in the Oregon boundary dispute.
They were engaged by the Pugets Sound Agricultural Company to settle outside Cowlitz Farm and Fort Nisqually in contemporary Washington state. This was a bid to obtain the northern bank of the Columbia River on behalf of the United Kingdom as part of any possible settlement in the Oregon boundary dispute.