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I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief [illegible] Black Refugees where names are contained in the preceding list are located upon Land at the North West of Melville Island called Refugee Hill and have built small houses and made improvements thereon Halifax 7 October 1816
Date: 12 July 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 65
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/Diaspora/archives/?ID=65
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