French Shore

french a Under Article XIII of the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, French subjects were granted the privilege of catching and curing fish on certain parts of the coast of Newfoundland, i.e. from Cape Bonavista to the northern point of the Island and thence to Point Riche on the west coast. Under the Trea...

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Summary:french a Under Article XIII of the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, French subjects were granted the privilege of catching and curing fish on certain parts of the coast of Newfoundland, i.e. from Cape Bonavista to the northern point of the Island and thence to Point Riche on the west coast. Under the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, these limits were altered so as to extend from Cape St. John on the east coast to Cape Ray on the west. This stretch of coast is still referred to colloquially as the "French Shore." See cited quotation PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M.Story April 1962 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used