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John Reeves collection [textual record (microform)]

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Date:

1792.

Reference:

R4087-0-7-E, MG23-M4

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

105539

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John Reeves collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

1792.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of the following microfilmed material: Report "History of the Government and Constitution of Newfoundland", and five representations made by the Board of Trade on the Fishery and Trade of Newfoundland, 435 pages. This material is located on microfilm reel M-202.

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Reeves, John, 1752?-1829

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Reeves, John, 1752?-1829 : John Reeves, F.R.S. (1752-1829), was born in London, England, on 20 November 1752 and was educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1779 and appointed legal adviser to the Privy Council committee for trade from 1787. In 1790 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1791 Reeves was appointed first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland for one year. After ably filling his difficult position and doing much to reform the legal system in the colony, he was called upon in 1793 to give evidence before the House of Commons Committee to enquire into the state of the trade to Newfoundland. (That evidence, which was also printed separately, may be found in the Parliamentary Bluebook.) In April 1793, Reeves completed his well-known History of the government of the island of Newfoundland, the first comprehensive account of the island's past. In 1800, Reeves was appointed King's printer and in 1824 elected a Bencher of the Inns of Court. He died, unmarried, and was buried in the Temple Church (St. Mary's) on 17 August 1829.

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Location of originals note:

The original manuscript, volume 1, is held by Memorial University, St. John's, Nfld., and volume 2, of the Liverpool papers (add. Mss 3 8396) by the British Museum, London, U.K.
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Fisheries - Newfoundland, [1718-1790], 1793] "History of the Government and Constitution of Newfoundland", 1793

Newfoundland - Commerce, [1718-1790], 1793 Great Britain. Board of Trade, [1718-1790], 1793

Newfoundland - History - 1763-1855, 1793
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Private

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MG23-M4
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