Journal of Occurrences at Griquet, French Shore
Title:
Journal of Occurrences at Griquet, French Shore
Scope and Content: Scans and transcript of a journal of occurrences at Griquet,
French Shore, Newfoundland, from January 1 to May 15, 1883; December 24, 1883 to May 3, 1884; December 9, 1884 to June 20, 1885;
and December 21, 1886 to February 26, 1887. The journal includes a daily account of the weather, entries and clearances of vessels
at Griquet, as well as daily life around the community and surrounding area. There are also entries dated March 5 - June 13, 1886
recorded on the S.S. "Neptune" while off the north east coast of Newfoundland during the seal fishery, as well as two entries dated
October 6 and 7, 1897 recorded on the S.S. "Walrus" during an election trip around St. Barbe's district.
Dates: 1883-1887, 1897
You may also download a pdf of the Diary at https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/griquet/Griquet.pdf
or a text PDF version at https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/griquet/Griquet_Text.pdf
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