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Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 177)

Garrison Life in the 18th Century: Page 3

Page three of a five page article providing information about what it was like to be a part of the garrison in 18th century Newfoundland.
Garrison Life in the 18th Century: Page 4

Page four of a five page article providing information about what it was like to be a part of the garrison in 18th century Newfoundland.
Garrison Life in the 18th Century: Page 5

Page five of a five page article providing information about what it was like to be a part of the garrison in 18th century Newfoundland.
Garrison Life in the 18th Century

Page one of a five page article providing information about what it was like to be a part of the garrison in 18th century Newfoundland.
Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea

The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
Indigenous Relations with Europeans 1600-1900

The nature of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy limited direct interaction between Indigenous groups and Europeans for much of the 17th and 18th centuries.
John Mitchels [Captain HMS WARWICK]; 2 December, 1708

A List of the Inhabitants Names etc., for Ferryland, 1708
James Cook

A brief biography on explorer James Cook, who created charts of the Newfoundland coastline during the 18th century.
[Commodore] John Underdown; 11 November, 1706

An Account of the Inhabitants, Boats, Stages, Fishing Ships, Fish caught, etc., in Ferryland in the year 1706.
William Keen Witnessed the Capture of St. John's

An outline of the efforts of William Keen to establish a judicial system in Newfoundland in the early 18th century.
Labrador Fishery

A brief history of Labrador, including the importance of the fishery, permanent settlement, and relations with Quebec and with Newfoundland.
Labrador

A history of Labrador from the French period of occupation to 1763.
Moravian Voyages

European knowledge of the northern Labrador coast was significantly improved after 1763 by a series of voyages carried out by Moravian missionaries.
English Translation: Inquiry into the Labrador Boundary

An English Translation of the Original French Narrative from Documents of the Enquiry into the Labrador Boundary by the British Privy Council.
Benjamin Marston; 20 April, 1708

Instructions for Captain Robert Holmes, written by Benjamin Marston on April 20, 1708.
Mary Benger [Mary Kirke]; 23 March, 1708

Deposition of Mary Benger, taken on March 23, 1708, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, and names.
The Military Aspects of the Wars

The Napoleonic wars did not cause much damage to Newfoundland. France was in no position to carry on warfare overseas because of the French Revolution.
Mutinies

The most alarming military danger between 1793 and 1815 came from the British forces stationed at Newfoundland who would mutiny over grievances.
The Newfoundland Interior

Information about the Newfoundland interior, including interaction with the Beothuk and mapping the area.
The Wars and Newfoundland Society: The Home Front

The most visible sign of the transformation from fishery to colony was the increase in Newfoundland's permanent population.

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