Byng, John

John Byng was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland, 1742. This collection consists of two letters dated February 22, 1742, 1743 reporting on ordnance stores at Placentia, the state of the Newfoundland trade and the inability of Governors to control the many irregularities. Also...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Byng, John, 1704-1757, White, Linda, 1950-
Other Authors: Wibault, James, fl.1743
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries 1742
Subjects:
Ordnance > Newfoundland and Labrador > Avalon Peninsula > Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador > Population
Newfoundland and Labrador > History > To 1763
Fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador
Trade regulation > Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal documents
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/191
id ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/191
record_format openpolar
spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/191 2023-12-31T10:09:33+01:00 Byng, John Byng, John, 1704-1757 White, Linda, 1950- Wibault, James, fl.1743 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Petty Harbour 18th Century 1742; 1743 6 leaves text/xml http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/191 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections MF-014 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/191 No restrictions on access. Copyright Memorial University Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Ordnance--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia Newfoundland and Labrador--Population Newfoundland and Labrador--History--To 1763 Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador Trade regulation--Newfoundland and Labrador Legal documents Text Finding Aid 1742 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z John Byng was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland, 1742. This collection consists of two letters dated February 22, 1742, 1743 reporting on ordnance stores at Placentia, the state of the Newfoundland trade and the inability of Governors to control the many irregularities. Also includes a petition from the fishermen of St. John's and Petty Harbour, as well as an affadavit made before James Wibault, 1743. Text Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic Ordnance--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador--Population
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--To 1763
Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador
Trade regulation--Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal documents
spellingShingle Ordnance--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador--Population
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--To 1763
Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador
Trade regulation--Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal documents
Byng, John, 1704-1757
White, Linda, 1950-
Byng, John
topic_facet Ordnance--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador--Population
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--To 1763
Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador
Trade regulation--Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal documents
description John Byng was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland, 1742. This collection consists of two letters dated February 22, 1742, 1743 reporting on ordnance stores at Placentia, the state of the Newfoundland trade and the inability of Governors to control the many irregularities. Also includes a petition from the fishermen of St. John's and Petty Harbour, as well as an affadavit made before James Wibault, 1743.
author2 Wibault, James, fl.1743
format Text
author Byng, John, 1704-1757
White, Linda, 1950-
author_facet Byng, John, 1704-1757
White, Linda, 1950-
author_sort Byng, John, 1704-1757
title Byng, John
title_short Byng, John
title_full Byng, John
title_fullStr Byng, John
title_full_unstemmed Byng, John
title_sort byng, john
publisher Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries
publishDate 1742
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/191
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Placentia; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Petty Harbour
18th Century
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Archives and Special Collections
Original held in Archives and Special Collections.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
op_relation Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections
MF-014
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/191
op_rights No restrictions on access.
Copyright Memorial University
_version_ 1786843030224896000

Similar Items