Citation: Shafak, E. (2024). There are rivers in the sky (First American edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Newspaper article of the time references the declaration of war against the Cape Sable (Micmac) and St. John's (Malecite) Indians of Nova Scotia and what is now New Brunswick by Gov. William Shirley of Massachusetts Bay on October 19, 1744.

Reference: The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Sun, Nov 1,
1744 · Page 3. Newspapers by Ancestry. Downloaded on Jan 9, 2025

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See Also: Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection. Newberry Library.  "By His Excellency William Shirley Esquire captain general and governour in cheif in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England." Ayer_MS_578_00001_o2. https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36836

Scenes from the 1908 article "Fight between La Tour and D'Aulnay" written by Mary Caroline Crawford, with pencil sketches by Louis A. Holman, for The Canadian Magazine.

Reference: Crawford, M.C. (1908, January). "Fight between La Tour and D'Aulnay: How the Lords of the Land struggled for supremacy in the region about Annapolis." The Canadian Magazine. Volume 30. Number 3.

Note from the editor: "Jakes" is a slang term for an outhouse or outdoor privy.

Reference: Maryland Gazette (Annapolis, Maryland) · Sat, Dec 16, 1747 · Page 1.
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