| LC control no. | n 50040039 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821 |
| Variant(s) | Jewitt, John Rodgers, 1783-1821 |
| Located | Nootka Sound (B.C.) |
| Birth date | 1783-05-21 |
| Death date | 1821-01-07 |
| Place of birth | Boston (England) |
| Place of death | Hartford (Conn.) |
| Field of activity | Nootka Indians |
| Profession or occupation | Blacksmiths Armorers Authors |
| Found in | A journal, kept at Nootka Sound, 1807: title page (by John R. Jewitt, one of the surviving crew of the ship Boston) A narrative of the adventures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt, only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, 1815: page 3 (John R. Jewitt, of Boston in England, Armourer, the writer of the journal from whence this narrative is taken and who at present, July 1815, resides in Middletown, in the state of Conneccticut) page 5 (born in Boston, Lincolnshire, 21st of May, 1783) The adventures of John Jewitt, only survivor of the crew of the ship, Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island, 1896 The adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt, captive among the Nootka, 1803-1805, 1974 Dictionary of Canadian biography online, viewed 22 November 2017: Jewitt, John Rodgers (armourer, blacksmith, and author; born 21 May 1783 in Boston, England; son of a blacksmith, apprenticed as a blacksmith; engaged by John Salter as armourer for the Boston, which departed from Kingston upon Hull 3 September 1802 and cast anchor in Nootka Sound 12 March 1803; relations with the Nootkas first seemed cordial but deteriorated and the ship was attacked and the crew massacred 22 March; Jewitt was spared on condition that he became the chief's armourer and smith; theoretically a slave but became trusted retainer and was initiated and married a local woman; freed 19 July 1805 by the brig Lydia, with which he sailed before reaching Boston in June 1807; died 7 January 1821 in Hartford, Conn.) Amicus database, 22 November 2017 (authorized access point (0100B2218): Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821; variant access point: Jewitt, John Rodgers, 1783-1821) |
| Associated language | eng |
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