Silhouette of William Carson, n.d.
Reformer and physician William Carson printed Newfoundland and Labrador's first protest pamphlet in January 1812. In it, he argued the system of naval government was unjust and oppressive.

From D.W. Prowse, A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial, and Foreign Records, 2nd edition (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1896) 396.