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A list of American Black Refugees on board HMS Diomede
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A List of American Blacks on board H.M.S. Diomeade
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Age | Mens Names | Qualities
29 | Carter | Shoe Marker
22 | William Myers | None
39 | Samuel | Farmer
39 | Luke | Farmer
35 | Solomon Jones | Farmer
23 | Isaac | Fisherman
22 | Philip Young | Farmer
30 | Julio P. | Farmer
25 | Peter | Farmer
32 | Racheal Bailey | Woman Single
36 | Mary Jones | Women Married
30 | Toney | Woman Married
33 | Diana | Woman Married
30 | Parth | Woman Married
30 | Chocolate | Woman Married
20 | Patient | Woman Single
22 | Kitty | Woman Married
8 | Rose | Female Child
9 | Jacob | Male Child
3 | Betty | Female Child
7 | Lacca | Female Child
6 | Mary | Female Child
5 | James | Male Child
9 | Henry Jones | Male Child

Edward Smith Lan


Date: 2 September 1813

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 7

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