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Matching Articles"Settlement" (Total 14)

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
Daniel Powell; 28 July, 1622

Letter to George Calvert to Daniel Powell, dated July 28, 1622
David Kirke and the Pool Plantation - History - Colony of Avalon

Overview of the presence of the Kirkes in Newfoundland, including the granting of the island and the legal battles between the Kirkes and the Calverts.
Early Settlement Schemes

Information about initial settlement schemes for Newfoundland.
Edward Winne; 26 August, 1621

Letter to Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) from Edward Winne, dated August 26, 1621.
Edward Winne; 28 August, 1621

Letter to Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore), from Edward Winne, dated August 28, 1621, and dealing with planters, gardens, and women.
Edward Wynne; 17 August, 1622

Letter to George Calvert from Edward Wynne, dated August 17, 1622.
Edward Wynne; 28 July, 1622

Letter to George Calvert from Edward Wynne, July 28, 1622, dealing with planters, house, stores, gardens, fortifications, forests, and lumber.
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.
Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore; 19 August, 1629

Letter to King Charles I from Sir George Calvert, August 19, 1629, dealing with planters, religion, the Puritan Church, weather, health, and ships
Henry Cary and South Falkland

Sir Henry Cary became Viscount Falkland in 1620 after William Vaughan sold him the narrow strip of land south of Aquaforte.
John Cull; 27 November, 1667

Deposition of John Cull, taken at Totnes, before commissioners appointed by the Privy Council, on November 27, 1667.
Fishing Admirals

The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
Law and the Fishing Admirals

An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.

Matching Articles"Settlement" (Total 14)

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