A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
In writing these letters, leading Irish Catholic politician and merchant Patrick Morris had as his goal "to draw the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the anomalous position in which the British Fisheries of Newfoundland are placed, by the competition of foreigners, and likewise to...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/33092 2023-12-31T10:10:09+01:00 A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. Morris, Patrick, 1789-1849 Grey, Henry George Grey, Earl, 1802-1894 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 18th Century; 19th Century 1847 xvii, 136 p. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/33092 eng eng J. Woods, printer St. John's (24.16 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/FF_1031_5_M6.pdf Also available online as part of the "Our Roots" project: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1282 Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1031.5 M6 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/33092 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Grey Henry George Grey Earl 1802-1894--Correspondence Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Agriculture--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Newfoundland and Labrador--History--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Economic conditions--1763-1855 Text Book 1847 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z In writing these letters, leading Irish Catholic politician and merchant Patrick Morris had as his goal "to draw the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the anomalous position in which the British Fisheries of Newfoundland are placed, by the competition of foreigners, and likewise to the unaccountable, and in his opinion unwise and impolitic neglect of the settlement and colonization" of the island (p. [iii]). The three letters brought together here in an 1847 brochure provide Morris' views on Newfoundland's history to 1832 (p.[1]-15), the fisheries (p.[16]-46], and colonization (p. [47]-136). The "Advertisement" (p. [iii]-xvii) is actually an introduction. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Grey Henry George Grey Earl 1802-1894--Correspondence Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Agriculture--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Newfoundland and Labrador--History--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Economic conditions--1763-1855 Morris, Patrick, 1789-1849 A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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Grey Henry George Grey Earl 1802-1894--Correspondence Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Agriculture--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Newfoundland and Labrador--History--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government--1763-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador--Economic conditions--1763-1855 |
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In writing these letters, leading Irish Catholic politician and merchant Patrick Morris had as his goal "to draw the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the anomalous position in which the British Fisheries of Newfoundland are placed, by the competition of foreigners, and likewise to the unaccountable, and in his opinion unwise and impolitic neglect of the settlement and colonization" of the island (p. [iii]). The three letters brought together here in an 1847 brochure provide Morris' views on Newfoundland's history to 1832 (p.[1]-15), the fisheries (p.[16]-46], and colonization (p. [47]-136). The "Advertisement" (p. [iii]-xvii) is actually an introduction. |
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A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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A short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of Newfoundland. In a series of letters addressed to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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short review of the history, government, constitution, fishery and agriculture of newfoundland. in a series of letters addressed to the right honourable earl grey, her majesty's principal secretary of state for the colonies. |
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J. Woods, printer |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
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(24.16 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/FF_1031_5_M6.pdf Also available online as part of the "Our Roots" project: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1282 Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1031.5 M6 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/33092 |
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