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[Captain] Charles Hawkins; 16 December, 1691

Document written by Captain Charles Hawkins on December 16, 1691 in response to inquiries from the Lords of the Committee of Trade.
The French Settlement of Placentia

During the 1650s, French Basque fishermen began to overwinter in Placentia Bay, a practice that was encouraged when the French crown decided to sponsor a colony.
Antoine Parat

Biography of Antoine Parat, governor of Plaisance from 1685-1690.
Bellot dit Lafontaine

Biography of Bellot dit Lafontaine, governor of Plaisance from 1664-1667.
Jacques-François de Mombeton de Brouillan

Biography of Jacques-François de Mombeton, governor of Plaisance from 1690-1701.
Joseph de Monic

Biography of Joseph de Monic, acting governor of Plaisance from 1697-1702.
La Palme

Biography of La Palme, governor of Plaisance from 1667-1670.
La Poippe

Biography of La Poippe, governor of Plaisance from 1670-1684.
Louis de Pastour de Costebelle

Biography of Louis de Pastour de Costebelle, interim governor of Plaisance from 1690-1691.
Nicolas Gargot

Biography of Nicolas Gargot, governor of Plaisance in 1660.
Sieur de Kéréon

Biography of Sieur de Kéréon, governor of Plaisance in 1655.
Thalour du Perron

Biography of Thalour du Perron, governor of Plaisance from 1652-1663.