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circa 1777, 1792, 1911, 1980, 1776, 1786, 1990 (Creation)
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3.5 cm textual records
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George Cartwright (1739-1819) was a trader and explorer born in Marnham, England. He was one of Labrador's most reknown early settlers. He voyaged to Newfoundland while a captain in the British army and explored it's interior. He foresaw the extinction of the Beothuk people and the Great Auk due to the assault of Europeans. By 1770, Cartwright had quit his position in the army and joined a partnership with Lieutenant Lucas Perkins and Jerimiah Coglan to trap, hunt, fish, and trade with the Inuit of Labrador. Cartwright had friendly relations with the Inuit and when he returned to England in 1772, a party of seven Inuit went with him, six of which died of smallpox. While residing in Labrador Cartwright wrote "A Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador" which contains more information about the environment of Labrador and his daily hunts rather than his business transactions. In 1784, George Cartwright went bankrupt and returned to England and it is unknown if he ever returned to Labrador. He spent his latter years in Nottingham, employed as a barrack-master known as "Old Labrador".
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Collection consists of photocopy of book entitled "Captain George Cartwright and his Labrador Journal" (1911); information about George Cartwright by David Wooley; typewritten copy of a poem by George Cartwright about Labrador; lecture given by G.M Story of the Newfoundland Historical Society entitled "Old Labrador-George Cartwright, 1738-1819" (1980); excerpt from "By Great Waters" called "Too many houses, too much smoke, too many people"; excerpts from Cartwright's journals concerning gardening (1776-1786); SUNDAY PRESS article entitled "Labrador native killed by smallpox on 1773 visit to England" (1990). The collection covers the lifespan of George Cartwright, (1739-1819).
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Acquired directly by THEM DAYS circa 1977-1982 (file 1, 3, 4, & 5); David Wooley circa 1977 (file 2)
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Much material in THEM DAYS Archives has copyright protection. Researchers must obtain permission from copyright holders before publication in any form.
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THEM DAYS publications; LIBRARY: "Journal of George Cartwright" Volumes 1, 2, & 3
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2016-03-04
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- English