Hello John,

How did you do your "ship name" search ? I went to the site and couldn't
find a suitable portal. I would like to do a "ship name" search on "The Concord
of Virginia", which at one time was owned by Francis Wright.

Thank you.......~malinda jones

John Kneebone wrote:

> I did a "ship name" search, using "Hercules," in the Virginia Colonial
> Records Project Database, which is part of the Digital Library Program at
> the Library of Virginia Web site (URL below).
>
> It brought up a reference to Survey Report 00019, which describes a document
> at the British Museum (now British Library), identified as Harleian
> Manuscripts 7009, and entitled "Relation of a Voyage to Virginia in . . .
> 1610." The Survey Report says that this is Lord De La Warr's report of his
> arrival in Virginia, dated 7 July 1610. It goes on to say that "The
> Catalogue lists the ms thus: 12. Relation of a Voyage to Virginia in the
> West Indies in Three Ships, viz. the De La War Admiral, the Blissing of
> Plymouth Vice Admiral, & the Hercules of Rye Rear Admiral, July 7, 1610."
>
> That document is reproduced on microfilm reel 543 of the Virginia Colonial
> Records Project, and the microfilm can be obtained on interlibrary loan at
> your local public library from either the Library of Virginia or the
> University of Virginia Library. Be sure to give the reel number.
>
> I would not be surprised if that document is one of the transcriptions in Ed
> Haile's very large collection of first-hand Virginia narratives. I know that
> he did extensive research in the Virginia Colonial Records Project materials
> for his book.
>
> John
>
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