The Scribbler 1821-08-02 Volume 1, Issue 06
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Book Details
| Title: | The Scribbler 1821-08-02 Volume 1, Issue 06 | ||||||||||
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| Published: | 1821 | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | James Lane | ||||||||||
| Tags: | Canadiana, essay, magazine, periodical, poetry, mixed fiction/nonfiction | ||||||||||
| Description: | [No description available. Suggest one here.] | ||||||||||
| Downloads: | 55 | ||||||||||
| Pages: | 13  |
Author Bio for Wilcocke, Samuel Hull
Samuel Hull Wilcocke (1766-1833) was an English author and journalist. He was born in England but brought up in the Netherlands where his father was in the clergy. His education lent a certain continental air to his future writings. Moving back to England in 1794 due to a French invasion he lived in Liverpool where he became involved in mercantile and scholastic pursuits.
He emigrated to Canada in 1817 (leaving behind domestic troubles) and obtained a job working for the North West Company (NWC) as a publicist during its dispute with the Hudson's Bay Company over the Red River Colony. He published "A narrative of occurrences in the Indian countries of North America in 1817". In 1820 he fled to Burlington, Vt. over a conflict with his employer. NWC agents pursued him and brought him (illegally) back to Montreal where he was imprisoned on trumped up debt charges. Pressure from the United States brought his release but he was forced to return to the U.S. to live in exile. ...
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