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Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 177)

Case Study One: Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland

A Case Study on Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815.
Case Study Two: Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland

The second article on Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815, including another case study.
Civil Magistracy

A history of the Newfoundland magistracy beginning with the appointment of the first local justices of the peace in 1729.
Decline of Naval Government

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Economic Changes, 1730-1815

The cod fishery continued to dominate the Newfoundland and Labrador economy during the period of naval government despite dramatic changes.
Eleanor Power (? - 1754)

Biography of Eleanor Power (? - 1754), the first woman hanged in English Canada.
Fishing Admirals

The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
Formal Law

An article on formal law in Newfoundland up to 1729.
Daniel d'Auger de Subercase

Biography of Daniel d'Auger de Subercase, governor of Plaisance from 1702-1706.
Jacques-François de Mombeton de Brouillan

Biography of Jacques-François de Mombeton, governor of Plaisance from 1690-1701.
Joseph de Monic

Biography of Joseph de Monic, acting governor of Plaisance from 1697-1702.
Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle

Biography of Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle, governor of Plaisance from 1706-1713.
Government from 1730 to 1815

This article is about the Government in Newfoundland and Labrador between 1730 and 1815. A misunderstood time in history.
Government before 1730

Newfoundland's legal and political evolution differed considerably from other British possessions and colonies in North America.
Judiciary

An article on the judiciary in Newfoundland, 1729-1815.
The Labrador Boundary

The British Government organized the Labrador territories it received after a victory in the Seven Years' War, and thus created Quebec.
Law and the Fishing Admirals

An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
Reception of Law

An article on the reception of law in Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815
Leased Bases - Agreement

Agreement between the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America relating to the Bases Leased to the United States of America
Mary Travers (1783-1854)

Overview of the polling station at Mary Travers' tavern.

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Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 177)

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