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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

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  • Repository: Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum X
  • Names: Cartwright, George, 1739-1819 X