No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 704 | -- | C | Sketch of the History of Newfoundland until 1809 | 1667 |
| 705 | 11th June 1578 .. | C | Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Patent . . . . . . | 1691 |
| 706 | 13th Nov. 1587 .. | C | Anthony Parckhurst to Richard Hakluyt, containing a report of the true state and commodities of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1696 |
| 707 | 1583 .. | C | Extract, relating to the voyage of Sir Humfrey Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1698 |
| 708 | 2nd May 1610 .. | C | Charter of the London and Bristol Company. Earl of Northampton and Associates . . . . | 1701 |
| 709 | 1610 .. | C | Formation of Guy's Settlement . . . . . . | 1711 |
| 710 | 13th Aug. 1611 .. | C | Orders issued by John Guy, Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1715 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 711 | 1618-1620 .. | C | Origin of Disputes between Resident Planters and Western Merchants . . . . . . . . | 1717 |
| 712 | 10th Feb. 1634 .. | C | Regulations for the Newfoundland Fishery | 1719 |
| 713 | 13th Nov. 1637 .. | C | Grant of Newfoundland to the Marquis of Hamilton, Earl of Pembroke and others . . | 1723 |
| 714 | 8th Apr. 1651 .. | C | Recall of Sir David Kirke . . . . . . . . | 1738 |
| 715 | 8th Apr. 1651 .. | C | Appointment of Commission to administer affairs in Newfoundland . . . . . . . . | 1738 |
| 716 | 3rd June 1653 .. | C | Appointment of John Treworgie as Commissioner for Newfoundland . . . . | 1739 |
| 717 | 3rd June 1653 .. | C | Instructions to John Treworgie, Commissioner for Newfoundland with annexed laws and ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1740 |
| 718 | 26th Jan. 1660 .. | C | Star Chamber Rules of Charles I. and additions by Charles II. . . . . . . . . . . | 1744 |
| 719 | 27th Nov. 1663 .. | C | Petition from West of England Merchants for enforcement of regulations . . . . . . | 1747 |
| 720 | 4th Dec. 1663 .. | C | Order of His Majesty requiring Mayors and Magistrates of certain English towns to observe Rules re carrying of men to Newfoundland | 1748 |
| 721 | 28th Aug. 1667 .. | C | Petition against appointment of a Governor for Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1749 |
| 722 | 28th Aug. 1667 .. | C | Appointment of Commissioners to examine into miscarriages of former Governors of Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1750 |
| 723 | 8th Jan. 1668 .. | C | Memorial respecting occupation of Placentia by the French . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1751 |
| 724 | 15th Apr. 1668 (?) | C | Memorial for removal of French and establishment of Government . . . . . . | 1752 |
| 725 | 1668 .. | C | Statement of Reasons for settlement of Newfoundland under regular Government . . | 1753 |
| 726 | 1668 .. | C | Reply of West of England Merchants to plea for regular Government . . . . . . . . | 1755 |
| 727 | 23rd Dec. 1670 .. | C | Petition from Mayors of West of England Towns for observance of existing regulations | 1757 |
| 728 | 10th Mar. 1671 .. | C | Order in Council approving of the Report of the Council of Plantations . . . . . . | 1759 |
| 729 | 1670 .. | C | Reply of Captain Robinson to the Answer of the West Country Merchants . . . . . . | 1764 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 730 | 9th Sept. 1671 .. | C | Report of Captain Davis of H.M.S. " Success " | 1766 |
| 731 | 4th Feb. 1672 .. | C | Order for Fortifications in Newfoundland . . | 1767 |
| 732 | 5th May 1675 .. | C | Order for revival of regulations of 1670-1671 with additions . . . . . . . . . . | 1768 |
| 733 | 24th July 1675 .. | C | Report of Sir John Berry on conditions in Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1772 |
| 734 | 12th Sept. 1675 .. | C | Report of Sir John Berry on conditions in Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1774 |
| 735 | 4th Dec. 1675 .. | C | Minutes of the Committee of Trade and Plantations on Berry's Report . . . . . . | 1776 |
| 736 | 27th Jan. 1676 .. | C | Charter of the West Country Adventurers for the Fishery at Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1777 |
| 737 | 19th Apr. 1676 .. | C | Order in Council directing that Information be obtained respecting Newfoundland . . . . | 1783 |
| 738 | 8th Aug. 1676 .. | C | Evidence of Sir John Berry and Captain Davis respecting Newfoundland . . . . . . . . | 1784 |
| 739 | 3rd-4th March 1677 .. | C | Consideration of Newfoundland affairs by Lords of Trade . . . . . . . . . . | 1785 |
| 740 | 16th Mar. 1677 .. | C | Lord Anglesey to Sir Jos. Williamson, respecting contemplated changes in regulations | 1787 |
| 741 | 15th Sept. 1679 .. | C | Chas. Talbot's Answers to enquiries respecting state of Fishery at Newfoundland . . . . | 1788 |
| 742 | 16th Feb 1680 .. | C | Amendments to regulations by Lords of Trade and Plantations . . . . . . . . . . | 1791 |
| 743 | 21th Feb. 1680 .. | C | Memorial of inhabitants of Newfoundland | 1792 |
| 744 | 26th Feb. 1680 .. | C | Further consideration of Newfoundland affairs by Lords of Trade and Plantations . . . . | 1793 |
| 745 | 26th Feb. 1679-80 | C | Extract from Board of Trade Journal . . | 1794 |
| 746 | — — | C | J The Board of Trade — Account by Charles M. Andrews . . . . . . . . . . | 1795 |
| 747 | 13th Jan. 1697 .. | C | Report by Council of Trade and Plantations respecting importance of trade of Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1797 |
| 748 | 28th June 1697 .. | C | Report of Colonel Gibson on Newfoundland affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1798 |
| 749 | 17th Mar. 1698 .. | C | Report of Captain Norris on Newfoundland affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1800 |
| 750 | 13th Nov. 1698 .. | C | Further report of Captain Norris . . . . | 1801 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 751 | 27th Oct. 1684 .. | C | Captain Francis Wheler's Report on Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1806 |
| 752 | 12th Jan. 1687 .. | C | Orders to Governor Andros respecting smuggling in Newfpundland . . . . . . | 1809 |
| 753 | 10th May 1698 .. | C | Observation of Secretary, Board of Trade, respecting conditions in Newfoundland . . | 1810 |
| 754 | 1699 .. | C | Imperial Act 10 & 11 William III, cap. 25 . . | 1810 |
| 755 | 20th Aug. 1701 .. | C | Report of George Larkin on conditions in . . | 1811 |
| 756 | 19th Dec. 1718 .. | C | Representation of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations relating to the Newfoundland Trade and Fishery . . . . | 1815 |
| 757 | 22nd May 1729 .. | C | Order in Council approving of drafts of a Commission and Instructions for Captain Henry Osborne as Governor of Newfoundland | 1837 |
| 758 | 31st May 1729 .. | C | Commission appointing Henry Osborne Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1838 |
| 759 | 29th Dec. 1730 .. | C | Attorney General Yorke's opinion on the powers of the several officers at Newfoundland | 1841 |
| 760 | 11th Apr. 1750 .. | C | Order in Council approving of revised drafts of a Commission and Instructions for Francis Wm. Drake as Governor of Newfoundland | 1843 |
| 761 | 23rd Apr. 1750 .. | C | Commission appointing Francis Wm. Drake Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1844 |
| 762 | May 1752 .. | C | Extract from " An Examination of the Act of Parliament relative to the Trade and Government of the American Colonies," etc., by Ja. Abercrombie . . . . . . . . . . | 1847 |
| 763 | 29th Apr. 1765 .. | C | Extract from a representation of the Lords of Trade relating to the Newfoundland Trade and Fishery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1848 |
| 764 | 27th Mar. 1766 .. | C | Extract from a representation of the Lords of Trade relating to the Newfoundland Trade and Fishery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1856 |
| 765 | 18th Dec. 1765 .. | J | Copy of Governor Palliser's remarks on the present state and management of the Newfoundland Fishery . . . . . . . . | 1858 |
| 766 | 1775 .. | C | Sir Hugh Palliser's Act, 15 Geo. III, cap. 31 | 1868 |
| 767 | 17th Mar. 1786 .. | C | Report of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade on the subject of the Newfoundland Fishery . . . . . . . . | 1868 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 768 | 1786 .. | C | An Act to encourage the Newfoundland Fisheries. 26 Geo. III, cap. 26 . . . . . . | 1875 |
| 769 | 1789 .. | C | An Act further regulating the Newfoundland, Greenland and Southern Whale Fisheries. 29 Geo. III, cap. 53 . . . . . . . . . . | 1875 |
| 770 | 10th May 1790 .. | C | Representation of the Lords of the Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations on the subject of establishing a Court of Civil Jurisdiction in Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1876 |
| 771 | 1793 .. | C | Extracts from " History of the Government of the Island of Newfoundland," by John Reeves, Chief Justice of the Island . . . . . . . . | 1882 |
| 772 | 1793 .. | C | Extracts from evidence of William Knox given before Committee appointed to inquire into the state of trade to Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1908 |
| 773 | 1793 .. | C | Extracts from evidence of Chief Justice Reeves given before Committee appointed to inquire into the state of trade to Newfoundland . . | 1911 |
| 774 | 1793 .. | C | Extracts from evidence of Aaron Graham before same Committee . . . . . . . . | 1919 |
| 775 | 8th Oct. 1788 .. | C | Anquetil and Co.'s Grant in Aquafort Harbour | 1924 |
| 776 | 15th Oct. 1790 .. | C | Governor Milbanke to George Hutchings . . | 1926 |
| 777 | 9th May 1795 .. | C | Extract of a letter from Duke of Portland to Sir James Wallace, Governor of Newfoundland | 1927 |
| 778 | 14th May 1796 .. | C | Extract of a letter from Duke of Portland to Sir James Wallace . . . . . . . . . . | 1928 |
| 779 | 16th Dec. 1797 .. | C | Extract of a despatch from Governor Waldegrave to Rt. Hon. Henry Dundas . . | 1929 |
| 780 | 10th Jan. 1798 .. | C | Captain Ambrose Crofton's report to Governor Waldegrave . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1929 |
| 781 | 16th May 1798 .. | N | Duke of Portland to Governor Waldegrave | 1930 |
| 782 | 18th Nov. 1808 .. | C | Extract of a report by Governor Holloway to Viscount Castlereagh . . . . . . . . | 1931 |
| 783 | 1809 .. | C | Imperial Act, 49 Geo. III, chap. 27 . . . . | 1932 |
| 784 | 2nd Nov. 1812 .. | J | Governor Duckworth to Earl Bathurst on questions of Colonisation . . . . . . | 1933 |
| 785 | 3rd Nov. 1912 .. | J | Governor Duckworth to Earl Bathurst . . | 1936 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 786 | 24th Apr. 1817 .. | C | Extract from a letter from Board of Trade to Henry Goulburn . . . . . . . . . . | 1938 |
| 787 | 1895 .. | C | Extract from " History of Newfoundland," by D. W. Prowse . . . . . . . . . . | 1939 |
| 788 | 1911 .. | C | Extract from " Historical Geography of the British Colonies," by J. D. Rodgers . . . . | 1940 |
| 789 | 2nd Feb. 1824 .. | C | Observations of Sir Charles Hamilton on proposed Act . . . . . . . . . . | 1941 |
| 790 | 1824 .. | C | Imperial Act, 5 Geo. IV, cap. 51 . . . . | 1943 |
| 791 | 4th Mar. 1825 .. | C | Extract from letter of Earl of Bathurst to the Attorney and Solicitor-General requesting opinion as to Acts of Parliament in force in Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 1943 |
| 792 | 14th Apr. 1831 .. | C | Sir Thomas Cochrane to Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of granting Representative Government to Newfoundland with attached Census return . . . . . . | 1944 |
| 793 | 1827-8 .. | - | Census return . . . . . . . . . . | 1951 |
| 794 | 27th Jul. 1832 .. | C | Lord Goderich to Sir Thomas Cochrane, transmitting his Commission and Instructions as Governor of Newfoundland, etc. . . . . | 1954 |
| 795 | 1832 .. | C | Imperial Act, 2-3 Wm. IV, cap. 78 . . . . | 1960 |
| 796 | 1842 .. | C | Imperial Act, 5-6 Viet., cap. 120 . . . . | 1960 |
| 797 | 23rd Feb. 1719-20.. | N | Skeffington's Salmon Fishery . . . . . . | 1961 |
| 798 | 8th Apr. 1720 .. | N | Report of Lords of Trade on Skeffington's application for Salmon Fishery . . . . | 1963 |
| 799 | Sept. 1768 .. | N | Surrogate's Commission and Instructions by Governor Palliser . . . . . . . . . . | 1964 |
| 800 | 26th Jun. 1772 .. | N | Limited Commission of the Peace, by Governor Shuldham . . . . . . . . | 1967 |
| 801 | 1793 .. | N | Further extracts from evidence before Committee appointed to enquire into the state of Trade to Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1970 |
| 802 | 19th Mar. 1813 .. | N | Instructions to Governor Keats . . . . | 1971 |
| 803 | 7th Apr. 1813 .. | N | Extracts from despatches from Secretary of State, Governor Keats, etc. (re granting of lands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1971 |
| 804 | 17th June 1813 .. | N | Proclamation of Governor Keats as to grant of lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1972 |
| 805 | 30th July 1813 .. | N | David Tasker to Thomas Coote, respecting grants of land . . . . . . . . . . | 1973 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 806 | 1st Apr. 1814 .. | N | Earl Bathurst to Governor Keats . . . . | 1974 |
| 807 | 12th Nov. 1815 .. | N | High Sheriff Bland to Governor Keats . . | 1975 |
| 808 | 3rd Feb. 1821 .. | N | Governor Hamilton to Earl Bathurst ; with Petition of some inhabitants of St. Johns . . | 1979 |
| 809 | 20th Aug. 1825 .. | N | Commission appointing Sir Thomas Cochrane Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1984 |
| 810 | 2nd Mar. 1832 .. | N | Commission appointing Sir Thomas Cochrane Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1984 |
| 811 | 26th July 1832 .. | N | Instructions to Sir Thomas Cochrane as Governor of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 1984 |
| 812 | 21 Feb. 1854 .. | N | Duke of Newcastle to Governor Hamilton | 1985 |
| 813 | 1868 .. | C | Extract from Report of Captain John Parish of H.M.S. "Sphinx" . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1987 |
| 814 | 1871 .. | C | Extract from " Report on the Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries," by Russell S. Pasley | 1988 |
| 815 | 1871 .. | C | Extract from " Comments on Fishery Treaties and their Interpretations," by Captain and Senior Officer D. Miller . . . . . . . . | 1988 |
| 816 | 8th May 1871 .. | C | Extract from closing argument of Richard H. Dana, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1989 |
| 817 | 1877 .. | C | Extract from " Notes on the Northern Labrador Fishing Grounds," by Professor H. Y. Hind | 1989 |
| 818 | 1897 .. | C | Extract from Stanford's " Compendium of Geography, North America." Vol. I, by S. E. Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1990 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 819 | 1895 .. | C | Extract from " Vikings of To-day," by Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell . . . . . . . . . . | 1990 |
| 820 | 1908 .. | C | Extract from " Along the Labrador Coast," by Charles Wendell Townsend, M.D. . . . . | 1991 |
| 821 | 1911 .. | C | Extract from " A Historical Geography of the British Colonies," Vol. V, Part IV, " Newfoundland," by J.D. Rodgers . . . . | 1992 |
| 822 | 1920 .. | C | Extract from " Labrador," by William B. Cabot | 1993 |
| 823 | 1922 .. | C | Extract from " Labrador," by W. T. Grenfell and others . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1994 |
| 824 | 28th Oct. 1922 .. | C | Extract from an Article entitled "King Cod," by George Allan England . . . . . . . . | 1995 |
| 825 | June 1848 .. | C | Newman v. Row . . . . . . . . . . | 1996 |
| 826 | Jan. 1861 .. | C | McGrath v. Kavanagh . . . . . . . . | 1999 |
| 827 | 1699-1792 .. | C | A State of the Newfoundland Fishery . . | 2006A |
| 828 | 23rd Feb. 1720 .. | C | Skeffington's Salmon Fishery. Referred to Lords of Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2008 |
| 829 | 8th Apr. 1720 .. | C | Mr. Secretary Craggs upon the Petition of Mr. George Skeffington relating to a Salmon Fishery at Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 2010 |
| 830 | 1764 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2011 |
| 831 | 8th Apr. 1765 .. | C | Rules, Orders and Regulations to be observed on the Coast of Labrador, etc . . . . . . | 2011 |
| 832 | 28th Aug. 1765 .. | C | Rules, Orders and Regulations, establishing British Fishery on Labrador Coast . . . . | 2011 |
| 833 | 1765 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2012 |
| 834 | 1st Aug. 1766 .. | C | Proclamation admitting vessels from Plantations to Fishery on Coast of Labrador, etc. . . | 2013 |
| 835 | 10th Aug. 1767 .. | C | Regulations for establishment of British Ship Fishery on Coast of Labrador . . . . . . | 2013 |
| 836 | 1767 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2014 |
| 837 | 1768 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2015 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 838 | 1770 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2016 |
| 839 | 1771 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2017 |
| 840 | 24th June 1772 .. | C | Representation of Lords of Trade recommending annexation to Quebec of Labrador Coast between River St. John's and Streights of Belle Isle, with adjacent islands . . | 2018 |
| 841 | 1772 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2019 |
| 842 | 2nd Mar. 1773 .. | C | Representation of Lords of Trade upon memorials presented by Geo. Cartwright, and Noble and Pinson . . . . . . . . . . | 2020 |
| 843 | 2nd Mar. 1773 .. | C | Representation of Lords of Trade to the Committee of Privy Council re consideration of their representation of 24th June, 1772 . . | 2020 |
| 844 | 9th Mar. 1773 .. | C | Dispatch from Dartmouth to Shuldham . . | 2020 |
| 845 | 1773 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2021 |
| 846 | 1774 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2022 |
| 847 | 1775 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2023 |
| 848 | 1775-1839 .. | C | Instructions of Governors of Province of Quebec (and Lower Canada) . . . . . . | 2024 |
| 849 | 1775 .. | C | Imperial Act, 15 Geo. III., cap. 31 (Sir Hugh Palliser's Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2024 |
| 850 | 1776 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . . . | 2025 |
| 851 | 1779 .. | C | Extract from general scheme of the Fishery of Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2026 |
| 852 | 1785 .. | C | Extract from general return of the Newfoundland Fishery . . . . . . . . | 2027 |
| 853 | 1789 .. | C | Imperial Act, 29 Geo. III., cap. 53 (Preamble) | 2028 |
| 854 | 13th Mar. 1820 .. | C | Martha Rowe, Administratrix, against the heirs of Thomas Street . . . . . . . . . . | 2029 |
| 855 | 12th May 1823 .. | C | Hunters & Co., Appellants, and Trustees of John Langdon, Respondents . . . . . . | 2030 |
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No. | Date. | | Descriptions of Document. | Page. |
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| 856 | Feb. 1831 .. | C | The King v. Cuddihy . . . . . . . . | 2031 |
| 857 | Feb. 1831 .. | C | The King v. Luke Ryan . . . . . . . . | 2043 |
| 858 | 1836 .. | C | On appeal from the Supreme Court of the Island of Newfoundland. James Simms, Appellant, and John Cuddihy, Respondent | 2049 |
| 859 | 1672 .. | C | Denys' description of the Cod Fishery at Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 2053 |
| 860 | 1609 .. | C | Lescarbot's description of the Cod Fishery at Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . | 2070 |