Nova Scotia Archives
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Letter from H. Hotham, Captain of the Fleet, to the Governor of Nova Scotia, regarding landing the Black Refugees from the Chesapeake Bay area. Written on board Ship San Domingo in Halifax Harbour
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HMS San Domingo, 1 October 1815, Captain Hotham, relative to landing the Blacks from the Chesapeake
Date: 1 October 1813
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 3