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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.
English Voyages before Cabot

Although the re-discovery of Newfoundland is credited to John Cabot, we know that as early as the 1480s, English ships were venturing into the unknown Atlantic Ocean.
The History of Bristol to 1497

The history and origins of Bristol to 1497 and why it was an influential port even when England was still only a minor European power.
Bristol's Transatlantic Explorations Prior to 1497

An account of Bristol's transatlantic explorations prior to 1497.
Cabot's Arrival in Bristol

John Cabot's arrival in Bristol and his request to King Henry VII to map out a northern route to Asia.
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.
[Sir] David Kirke; 1 October, 1646

Memorandum and orders to John Bodington dated October 1, 1646.
Whatever Happened to the Effie M. Morrissey

The story of the schooner Effie M. Morrissey, which for nearly 20 years took Capt. Bob Bartlett and teams of scientists to the Arctic.
Account of Fishing Ships at Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1677

Account of Fishing Ships at Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1677
Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea

The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
[Captain] John Wyborne; 7 December, 1676

Names of the English Inhabitants, with the Number of Boats and Men, and their Wives and Children at Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1676
John Guy; 29 July, 1612

Letter to John Slany from John Guy, dated July 29, 1612, and dealing with piracy and ships.
[Captain] Dudley Lovelace; 9 March, 1675

An account of the Dutch Fleet upon the coast of Newfoundland, written by Captain Dudley Lovelace and dealing with the Second Dutch War.
Charterer's Instructions to the Master of a Newfoundland Sack Ship

A letter of instruction from John de la Barre to Thomas Breadcake on how Breadcake was to proceed with his 1634 voyage.
The Matthew

The Matthew was the ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol to North America in 1497.
[Commodore] John Norris; 13 November, 1698

List of Ships, with their Ladings, trading to Ferryland and Caplin Bay, dated September 27, 1698.
Richard Russell; 13 March, 1647

Bill of sale for the bark HOPEWELL of New England, sold to Richard Russell, dated March 13, 1647, and dealing with New England, ships, and planters.
Richard Russell; 13 March, 1647

Bill of sale for the ketch JUDITH of New England, sold to Richard Russell, dated March 13, 1647, and dealing with New England, ships, and planters.
Francis Wheler [Captain HMS TYGER]; 27 October, 1684

An Account of the Sack Ships that Loaded at Ferryland, 1684
[Captain] John Wyborn; 7 December, 1676

An Account of Sack Ships trading in Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1676

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