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==Keith Matthews Name Files==
1. Keith Matthews Name Files (Newfoundland) 1500-1850 A directory of Newfoundland Surnames held at the Maritime History Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John's, Newfoundland
Keith Matthews Name Files (Newfoundland) 1500-1850 A directory of Newfoundland Surnames held at the Maritime History Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John's, Newfoundland


[https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850]
[https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850]
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[https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/abbreviations/namefilesguide.php Keith Matthews Name Files, Abbreviation Guide]
[https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/abbreviations/namefilesguide.php Keith Matthews Name Files, Abbreviation Guide]
 
==Colonel Secretary's Letterbook==
2. Also very useful for looking up the goods on colonial pioneer ancestors
Also very useful for looking up the goods on colonial pioneer ancestors


The Colonial Secretary’s Letterbook
The Colonial Secretary’s Letterbook
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[http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/index.htm The Colonial Office 194 Series]
[http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/index.htm The Colonial Office 194 Series]


3. Newman Hunt and Company, Dartmouth, Devon, England
==Newman Hunt and Company, Dartmouth, Devon, England==
This company had businesses in several locations in Newfoundland and started its trade association with Newfoundland in 1589. If you are fortunate enough to have an ancestor who conducted business in these locations; you can probably find some records in the company ledgers or mentioned in their business letter books.
This company had businesses in several locations in Newfoundland and started its trade association with Newfoundland in 1589. If you are fortunate enough to have an ancestor who conducted business in these locations; you can probably find some records in the company ledgers or mentioned in their business letter books.


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