Francis Wheler [Captain HMS TYGER]; 27 October, 1684
An Account of the Inhabitants in Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1684
Extract from "Account of Inhabitants between Cape Race and Cape Bonavista"
Great Britain, PRO, Colonial Office, CO 1/55 (56vii), 257.
MHA 16-D-1-007. Transcribed by P.E. Pope.
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| Place Names | Ferryland | Caplin Bay |
| Men | 6 | 3 |
| Women | 6 | 3 |
| Children | 6 | 12 |
| Servants | 103 | 18 |
| Boats | 21 | 4 |
| Fish (quintals) | 4200 | 800 |
...It is to be noted that every planter that keeps boats hath a stage, which is more than two thirds, one place with another.
