Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

[Colonel] J. Gibson; 8 June, 1697

An extract from Letter to Board of Trade, by Colonel J. Gibson, dated June 28, 1697.
Counsel for Cecil Calvert; 23 December, 1651

Counsel for Cecil Calvert (Second Baron Baltimore), in his case concerning the Province of Avalon, dating from December 23, 1651.
Edward Davis; 23 September, 1695

Deposition of Edward Davis, taken on September 23, 1695, and dealing with France, war, fortifications, and ordance.
Richard Hartnoll et al.; 15 September, 1707

Deposition of Richard Hartnoll et al., dated September 15, 1707, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, names, France, and war.
Thomas Cleasby; 23 March, 1708

Deposition of Thomas Cleasby, taken on March 23, 1708, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, France, war, cod, fisheries, houses, and stages.
Winter of 1696 - History - Colony of Avalon

Overview of the French attack on Ferryland, which occurred in the winter of 1696 as a part of the war between France and England.
Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.