 John R. Jewitt

John Rodgers Jewitt (21 May 1783 – 7 January 1821) was an English armourer who entered the historical record with his memoirs about the 28 months he spent as a captive of Maquinna of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people on what is now the British Columbia Coast.The "Canadian Encyclopedia" describes Jewitt as a shrewd observer and his "Narrative" as a "classic of captivity literature".