This appears to be proof of another Guthrie immigrant: Sorry that I don't have the complete documentation. I found this in some papers from my early days. John is the correct given name. Survey Report No. 4232. On July 1747, the ship Laura or Lowry had set sail for Maryland and Virginia with a complement of convicts from Newgate Prison, and in fact, anchored in the eastern branch of the Potomac River on 25 October following. However the ship being rather short of masts and yards, William Gracie, master of the Laura, decided to send (John) Guthrie ashore to a Mr. Smith there to fashion new ones. Guthrie, unfortunately, neglected his work, and Gracie was forced to hire additional carpenters to complete the job. The ship lay at achor until 25 May 1748, when it returned to London, but Guthrie had left it to visit Boyd's Hole in Virginia. On 28 August, the Laura arrived in the Port of London with its cargo of tobacco, plus the tools which Guthrie had left behind (valued at twenty shillings only). Guthrie's negligence cost Gracie eighty pounds in additional expenditure. ff.401ro401vo ½ 27 September 1749. Examination and evidence, as above, of Angus Macdonald of the Parish of St. Dunstan's Stepney, mariner, age 40. MacDonald was the Laura's second mate and boatswain, but, like Guthrie, did not return to London. He maintained the ship had a crew of twenty-onehands, and on the outward voyage, carried 133 convicts, and no other form of cargo. Larry lguthrie@brightok.net