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Matching Articles"17th Century" (Total 117)

Amy Taylor; 24 August, 1652

Deposition of Amy Taylor, taken at Ferryland on August 24, 1652, dealing with planters, government, fortifications, cod, fisheries, stages, boats, and taxes.
Amy Taylor; 29 August, 1652

Examination on the Interrogatories of David Kirke, in Baltimore vs. Kirke, given by Amy Taylor on August 29, 1652, and dealing with planters and government.
Anne Love; 24 August, 1652

Deposition of Anne Love, taken at Ferryland on August 24, 1652, dealing with planters, government, fortifications, cod, stages, and boats.
Anne Love; 31 August, 1652

Examination on the Interrogatories of David Kirke, in Baltimore vs. Kirke, given by Anne Love on August 31, 1652, and dealing with planters and government.
Answer to Census Inquiries Regarding Ferryland and Aquaforte in 1699

Extract from 'The Answer to the Enquiries from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Council of Trade and Plantations' by Andrew Leake, 1699.
Anthony Gay; 16 October, 1707

Deposition of Anthony Gay, taken on October 16, 1707, dealing with the Pool
Archaeology of the Migratory Fishery at Ferryland

Fishermen from Portugal, the Basque provinces of France and Spain, Northern France (perhaps Normandy) and West Country England are known to have frequented eastern Newfoundland during the first half of the 1600s, some as early as the first decade of the 16th century.
Defenses - History - Colony of Avalon

The most obvious feature of the defensive works is a large ditch, some 6.1 metres (20 feet) wide and about 1.2 metres (4 feet) deep that seems to have bordered at least the entire eastern side of the colony.
Glossary: The Colony of Avalon

A glossary of terms relating to the Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, NL
Waterfront - History - Colony of Avalon

Between 1992 and 1995 a portion of the 17th-century waterfront was revealed.
17th and 18th Century Bottle Seals Excavated at Ferryland, NL

The articles that follow is an attempt to identify the owners of 19 bottle-seal fragments from English glass wine bottles and to provide some insight into the practice of bottle-sealing.
Page 1 - Bottle Seals

Page 1 showing nine bottle-seal fragments from 17th and 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
References - Bottle seals

References for 17th and 18th century bottle seals excavated at Ferryland, NL.
Sir George Calvert and the Colony of Avalon

Information about Sir George Calvert and the establishment of the Colony of Avalon at Ferryland.
Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore; 15 March, 1625

Letter to Sir John Coke from Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, dated March 15, 1625, and dealing with planters, ships, and livestock.
Calvert's Mansion House at the Colony of Avalon

The principal residence of Avalon, where Calvert and his family lived during the winter of 1628-29 and in which the Kirkes established their residence in 1638, has long been the object of archaeologists working at Ferryland.
Cecil Calvert; 8 December, 1651

An extract from Libel in Baltimore vs. Kirke, by Cecil Calvert (Second Lord Baltimore), dated December 8, 1651.
Charles Hill; 12 September, 1661

Letter to John Kirke, from Charles Hill, dated September 12, 1661, and dealing with planters, houses, stores, cod, and fisheries
Charles I [King of England]; 11 November 1648

Letter to Sir David Kirke, from Charles I of England, dated November 11, 1648, and dealing with planters, names, and the English Civil War (1642-1648).
[Colonel] J. Gibson; 8 June, 1697

An extract from Letter to Board of Trade, by Colonel J. Gibson, dated June 28, 1697.

Matching Articles"17th Century" (Total 117)

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