Jonathan Carver

Jonathan Carver (1710-1780) was an explorer of the North American continent. He was born on April 13, 1710 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... Weymouth is a city located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ...

He achieved the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts militia, having fought in the French and Indian War The French and Indian War was a nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America and was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ...

in 1766, Robert_Rogers (soldier) contracted Jonathan to lead an expedition to find a western water route to the Pacific Ocean. Carver explored up the Mississippi river to what is now Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Carver County, MN is named after him. Robert Rogers (1731-1795) commanded Rogers Rangers during the French and Indian War. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... Carver County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ...

Rogers was unable to pay Carver after the expedition, so Carver turned to writing to make money. In 1769 Carver returned to England to write his Travels... book. The book was published in 1778, and was very popular. The profits did not come soon enough for him, however. He died in poverty on January 31, 1780 in London. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ...

Works

• Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768, first published in 1778.
• A Treatise on the Culture of the Tobacco plant; with the manner in which it is usually cured adapted to northern climates and designed for the use of the landholders of Great Britain. London, 1779 - "Written during the American War of Independence (1775-1783), or as Carver delicately puts it ‘the present unhappy dissentions,’ when trade was disrupted, this treatise details the methods required to grow tobacco in Britain. Carver argues that two acts of parliament from the reign of Charles II prohibiting the cultivation of tobacco should be repealed. Carver felt that the landowner would profit, revenue could be restored to the treasury by means of a duty on the plants, and smokers would be more than satisfied with the ‘powerful aromatic’ tobacco produced in a northern climate." ¹

External Links

Carver County Historical Society (http://www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org/about_us/historypages/JonathanCarver.htm)

References

Note 1: Smokescreen: the Victorian Vogue for Tobacco (http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/exhibs/FraserExhibition.html) - An exhibition based on the collection of John Fraser, quoted with Permission. John Fraser may refer to: John Fraser (Canadian politician), former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons John Fraser (Canadian), Auditor General of Canada (1905-1919) John Fraser (UK politician), former Member of Parliament for Norwood John Fraser (scholar), master of Massey College at the University of Toronto John Fraser...