http://www.archives.ca/02/02011202_e.html Here is a search engine with the Canadian Archives...although most of us don't know the name of a ship, place some words (key ones) within the KEYWORD space and experiment with the results. I placed within the search engine "ships to canada" and received results. Take a look at the very, very bottom...the name of a ship came up!! Rhonda Houston http://www.archives.ca/02/02011204_e.html Below is a list of the holdings described in the Colonial Archives Database, most of which are fully described. Each call number is followed by two links: the first leads to the description of the holdings, collection or series in question as it appears in the General Inventory Database (click here to perform a search using your own parameters). The second link selects all records in the Colonial Archives Database that belong to the holdings, collection or series in question and allows you to perform a more specific search in the database (click here if you would like to query the database another way). http://www.archives.ca/02/02011204_e.html http://www.archives.ca/02/02011204/0201120410_e.html MG40 - RECORDS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM BRITISH REPOSITORIES MG40-D5 High Court of Admiralty (HCA 32) http://www.archives.ca/02/02011204/020112041001_e.asp?v=%22MG%2040%22%20and% 20%22D%205%22 HERE ARE THE NAMES OF SOME SHIPS WITH DATES: MG 40 - D 5 1739-1745? File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Atalante de Nantes 2 MG 40 - D 5 1755-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1739-1745? File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Atalante de Nantes Ship: Buchanan 3 MG 40 - D 5 1757-1759 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1755-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Buchanan Ship: Chevreuil de Bayonne 4 MG 40 - D 5 1755-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1757-1759 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Chevreuil de Bayonne Ship: Charming Sally of New York 5 MG 40 - D 5 1756-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1755-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Charming Sally of New York Ship: Enterprise of Maryland 6 MG 40 - D 5 1758 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1756-1757 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Enterprise of Maryland Ship: Galathée 7 MG 40 - D 5 1750's File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1758 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Galathée Ship: Gracieuse de La Rochelle 8 MG 40 - D 5 1760-1761 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1750's File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Gracieuse de La Rochelle Ship: Indian Trader 9 MG 40 - D 5 1755-1756 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 MG 40 - D 5 1760-1761 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Indian Trader Ship: Jeune Catherine de Granville MG 40 - D 5 1755-1756 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: Jeune Catherine de Granville Here are some expamples found on the Canadian search engine: ALS. The writer encloses a letter to the Pope [Pius VI] written on behalf of the bp. of Québec [Briand], a letter to [L.] Antonelli [see C 126], and a list of indulgences [see Varia 288] requested by parish priests and nuns of Canada. These last should reach London by Mar., since ships leave England for Canada early in the Spring. Inserted into search engine: ships Re PF answer of 7 Apr. 1781. B: 340r. 1781, February, 04 MG 17 - A 25 1727, December, 19 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: Anglia , 6 AL. The dispute between England and Spain with regard to commerce in the West Indies continues, and the merchants of London insist on the fact that the seizure of their ships harms not only their clandestine trade, but also the legitimate trade with the English colonies of America. [The balance of this item deals with England]. 20 MG 17 - A 25 1729, March, 11 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: Anglia , 6 AL. Many Irish families found it impossible to survive to the famine and left Ireland on 20 ships to settle in the British colonies of North America. [The balance of this item deals with Spain, the West Indies, Gibraltar]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Inserted within search engine: military MG 17 - A 25 1776, November, 10 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Fondo Vienna, Congressi , 4 LS. The "present revolution" [War of American Independence], that plunged the colony in a state even more miserable than the previous [Seven Years'] War, prevented the writer from writing during the past year and from publishing the Jubilee. Many details on the attitude of the clergy and of the people of Canada toward the war (most priests are loyal to the King [of England, George III]). He ordained a priest [possibly L.-J. Bertrand, on 18 Aug. 1776], who had actively participated in the military operations of 1759 and had probably killed. He also also allowed students [of the Séminaire de Québec] to enlist and defend the town of Québec; in the future, they will need special dispensations in order to be ordained. Re PF answer of 26 Feb. 1777. B: 148r. 19 MG 17 - A 25 1789, December, 18 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: America Antille , 6 LS. A powerful military leader [Prince William Henry] arrived in Placentia, allied himself with [the Dominican E.] Burke, tried to kill the writer (but he was hidden by a friend [Gleeson] for 15 days), then left with the renegade priest Lonergan. Details on the state of religion in Harbour Grace, St. John's, Placentia, Ferryland (Yore [Ewer] is the priest in charge of Ferryland), and the writer's dispute with P. Power. The ill-fated voyage of the writer's brother [M. O'Donel] and another Recollet from Waterford to Newfoundland in 1785. His good relationship with the Governor [Elliot]. He is writing on the same day to the abp. of Dublin [Troy]. 20 MG 40 - D 5 1762 File Public Record Office. High Court of Admiralty Series Prize Papers , HCA 32 Ship: François Louis de Saint-Malo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Inserted the words and sign: colon$ ships MG 17 - A 25 1727, December, 19 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: Anglia , 6 AL. The dispute between England and Spain with regard to commerce in the West Indies continues, and the merchants of London insist on the fact that the seizure of their ships harms not only their clandestine trade, but also the legitimate trade with the English colonies of America. [The balance of this item deals with England]. 5 MG 17 - A 25 1729, March, 11 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: Anglia , 6 AL. Many Irish families found it impossible to survive to the famine and left Ireland on 20 ships to settle in the British colonies of North America. [The balance of this item deals with Spain, the West Indies, Gibraltar]. 6 MG 17 - A 25 1729, September, 02 Item Vatican. Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" Series Congressi: Anglia , 6 AL. During the past months 25 ships left northern Ireland to take a number of Protestant families to New England and to other British colonies of North America. Since Catholic families are more accustomed to miseries and sufferings, they prefer to stay in England, where there is a little religious freedom, than to go to those lands, where there is no trace of their religion, the English and Scottish inhabitants being all Presbyterian, Anabaptist and Quaker. [The balance of this item deals with Spain, the East Indies]. 7 MG 17 - A 1 1670, June, 06 Item Vatican. Secret Archives Series Segreteria di Stato, Francia LS., N. to S.d.S.: concerning a Dutch naval captain "Vansseberg" [Heemskerk] who is reported to have made many voyages to America and most recently has discovered a new country there from which he has returned with merchandise. The captain proposes to found a French colony there and the King [of France, Louis XIV] agrees and will provide three ships for the expedition. The King wishes to include Christian missionaries and the N. reports that these may be Capuchins to whom he will grant patents. 8 MG 17 - A 1 1680, November, 04 Item Vatican. Secret Archives Series Segreteria di Stato, Francia Reported that approximately 300 women who led "an evil life" [in Paris] have been forced to embark [on ships] with guards and they are to be sent to the colonies of New France as customarily has been done on other occasions. [ED. 942rv]