Cartwright, George, 1739-1819
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1739-02-12 - 1819-05-19
Biography
English army officer and a trader and explorer in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George Cartwright Manuscript, approximately 1780
Item
Identifier: MC-1954-32
Scope and Contents
This original handwritten manuscript written by George Cartwright is entitled "The Case of the Wild or Red Indians of Newfoundland with a Plan for their relief."
The writer gives a description of the Indians of Newfoundland and then relates the barbarous cruelties and murders committed on them by the English traders and others. It concludes with suggestions by him for their relief against such atrocities.
Dates:
approximately 1780