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List of Slaves belonging to British subjects, captured on board of British vessels during the late war, brought into Charleston, South Carolina, as prisoners and detained by order of the Government of the United States
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List of Slaves belonging to British subjects captured on board of British vessels during the late war brought into Charleston So Carolina as Prisoners and detained by order of the Government of the United States ... vizes ...

COL HEADINGS =
No
Names
where lodged
owners

1 Richard Law in Goal Law & Hall Barbados
2 Nelson Martin Geo Chisolm John Martin Port Antonio Jamaica
3 John Nelson Geo Chisolm John Martin Port Antonio Jamaica
4 Harry Woodbury Geo Chisolm Mrs Woodbury Port Antonio Jamaica
5 William Simpson Geo Chisolm John Martin Port Antonio Jamaica
6 Henry Taylor Geo Chisolm Ebenezer Sayor Morant Bay
7 Thomas Green Geo Chisolm Robert Newby St Ann's Bay
8 Robert Rudlen Geo Chisolm Jasper Rudlen Montego Bay
9 John Friendship Geo Chisolm Mrs Walker Montego Bay
10 George Burk Geo Chisolm Mrs Walker Montego Bay
11 Castel Burk Geo Chisolm John Burk Nevis
12 William Burk Geo Chisolm John Burk Nevis
13 John Williams Geo Chisolm Burton Williams Nassau New Providence
14 Philip Ellison Geo Chisolm Ellison Antonio Bay (perhaps Annotts Bay)
15 Benjamin Ellison Geo Chisholm ditto ditto
16 James Ellison Geo Chisolm ditto ditto
17 Phero Quinlan Geo Chisolm Quinlan ditto
18 Kingston Quinlan Geo Chisolm ditto ditto
19 William Elville Geo Chisolm Elville ditto
20 John Carty (boy) M A Waring Captain Carter Antigua
21 John Frank (boy) W Waring [word unreadable] Joshua Cantish ditto
22 Eleazer Lessey (boy) Capt Jervey John Carruck Martinique
23 Thomas Robinson Geo Chisolm Thomis Robinson Antigua
[page torn] [first name?] Cheapchase in Goal Edward White Bermuda
[page torn] [first name?] Taylor Capt Jervey Ebenezer Taylor Morant Bay Jamaica
[page torn] [first name?] Pierre Geo Chisholm John Taylor St Lucia
[page torn] [first name?] Williams Goal Estate of Saml Williams
[page torn] [first name?] Williams M A Waring Estate of Saml Williams
[page torn] Robt Anderson Goal escaped 5 Mar 1815
NB dead Nos 1. 13. 26. 27
Escaped Nos 29. 25. 28
29
7 to be deducted as [unreadable] NB above
22 left and shipped [unreadable] Brig


Date: 5 March 1815

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 57

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