Copy of manuscript owned by A.H. Murray, being a report written in 1790 with reference to the Beothic Indians.

This report, thought to have been written by Bonavista merchant and Justice of the Peace John Bland, was commissioned by government to provide details on the most recent interactions of guides and furriers with the aboriginal peoples of Newfoundland, including the now extinct Beothuks. It is notewor...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Crewe, N. C.; Murray, A.H.; Bland, John, J. P. of Bonavista
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: s.n. 1944
Subjects:
Beothuk Indians
Indians of North America > Newfoundland and Labrador
Beothic
Beothuk
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/104866
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Summary:This report, thought to have been written by Bonavista merchant and Justice of the Peace John Bland, was commissioned by government to provide details on the most recent interactions of guides and furriers with the aboriginal peoples of Newfoundland, including the now extinct Beothuks. It is noteworthy that J.P. Howley made no mention of the material in this document in his endeavor to publish all available information on the Beothuks.

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