CO 194/31 [Reel B-675] |
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Page |
Date |
From whom (where) |
To whom (where) |
Contents or nature of the document |
| 1-1v | Feb. 17, 1773 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Letter discussing the lack of money to maintain the forts at Newfoundland; Shuldham requests advice on how to fulfill the demands of the forts |
| 3-7 | March 2, 1773 | Board of Trade (London) | Secretary of State (London) | In reference to petition from George Cartwright and from John Noble and Andrew Pinson; the board recommend that ownership of property and permanent posts in Labrador be permitted |
| 11-13v | Jan. 6, 1773 | Cartwright (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Memorial requesting that ownership of property and permanent posts be permitted in order to protect his investment |
| 15-15v | March 9, 1773 | Dartmouth (London) | Shuldham (London) | Letter granting Shuldham permission to decide how much land the proprietors in Labrador may occupy |
| 17-17v | March 9, 1773 | Dartmouth (London) | Shuldham (London) | Instruction to Shuldham to take the necessary steps to protect the Walrus fishery in the Magdalene Islands from interference by New Englanders |
| 19 | April 10, 1773 | Dartmouth (London) | Shuldham (London) | Cover letter for a warrant from the king pardoning Mary Power for killing her husband. |
| 21 | May 11, 1773 | Dartmouth (London) | Shuldham (London) | Instructions for Shuldham to designate a portion of land in St. John’s upon which the King can build fortifications at his disposal |
| 23 | April 12, 1773 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Letter assuring Dartmouth that the proper steps will be taken in the discharge of Mary Power |
| 25-25v | May 15, 1773 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Letter assuring Dartmouth that he will designate a portion of land in St. John’s for the purpose of building fortifications, as Dartmouth requested in his May 11 letter |
| 27-28 | June 26, 1773 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Description of Shuldham’s activities and the conditions at Newfoundland; contains follow-up to all the requests made by Dartmouth (concerning Mary Power, the Walrus fishery at the Magdalene Islands & French fishing encroachments) |
| 29 | July 8, 1773 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Update on the conditions at Newfoundland |
| 31-34v | Sept. 15, 1773 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Update on developments throughout Newfoundland (ie- French fishery, Moravians in Labrador, the whereabouts of George Cartwright, etc.) |
| 36 | Aug. 21 (?), 1773 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Proclamation stating that only Shuldham shall be appointed to judge how much land can be occupied by Labrador proprietors | |
| 38-53 | No date (enclosed in Shuldham’s Sept. 15 letter) | [Lt. Roger Curtis, Otter sloop] | Remarks on all aspects of life on the Northern Coasts of Labrador (ie- commerce, cod fishery, salmon fishery, walrus fishery, fur trade, the presence of Eskimos) | |
| 58-65v | No date (enclosed in Shuldham’s Sept. 15 letter) | [Lt. Roger Curtis, Otter sloop] | Account of the Moravian Mission on the coast of Labrador (describes living conditions, their progress as Missionaries, their teachings, the customs of the Natives, the daily routine, etc). | |
| 67-68 | Aug. 23, 1773 | Capt. J. Morris (Pitt’s Harbour) | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Description of an incident involving French fishing encroachments at the Labrador Straits |
| 70 | Sept. 2, 1773 | Figg (Higg?) | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Return of the state of the garrison at Fort William, St. John’s. |
| 71 | Aug. 4, 1773 | Goreham (Placentia) | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Return of the strength of the garrison at Placentia |
| 73 | Aug. 3, 1773 | LeMercier (St. John’s) | Account of the ordnance carriages, small arms, ammunition, & stores with a state of remains at Placentia | |
| 74-86v | June 30, 1773 | White (St. John’s) | Remain of ordnance and stores at St. John’s in 1773 | |
| 88-88v | Sept. 27, 1773 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Letter regarding Mr. Cartwright at Plymouth and small-pox breaking on board his ship. (Eskimos died) Cartwright was put in possession of two fisheries reserved for him. |
| 90-93 | 5 Nov., 1773 | Shuldham (Spithead) | Dartmouth | Letter and supporting documents regarding schemes and state of the British and French fisheries for 1773. |
| 94 | 12 Aug., 1773 | Goreham (Placentia) | Dartmouth | Letter requesting six to twelve months leave of absence. |
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