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General Return of Negroes daily Victualled at Melville Island from the 16th to the 23rd Nov
Date | Total Number in Custody| On Full Alowance / Men /Women/ Children./ | Total Number in hospital | PATIENTS / Men. / Women. / Children. | RETURNED FROM HOSPITAL. | Men. / Women. / Children. | RECEIVED INTO CUSTODY | Men. / Women. / Chidren. | DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY. | Men. / Women. / Children. | DIED. / Men. / Women. / Children. | ESCAPED. / Men. / Women. / Chidlren. | REMARKS.
1815
Nov.. 16th..- | 218 | 28 / 86 / 87 | 14 | 12 / 4 / 1. | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | 1 / " / " | " / " / " / | #15
" 17. | 217 | 28 / 86 / 87 | 16 | 11 / 4 / 1. | " / " / " | " / " / 1 | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " / |
" 18. | 217 | 28 / 86 / 88 | 15 | 11 / 4 / " | " / " / " | " / 1 / " | " / " / 1 | " / 1 / " | " / " / " | " / " / " / |
" 19. | 217 | 28 / 86 / 89 | 14 | 11 / 3 / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / 4 / 6 | " / " / " / |
" 20. | 207 | 28 / 82 / 83 | 14 | 11 / 3 / " | " / " / 1 | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " / |
" 22. | 207 | 28 / 87 / 83 | 15 | 11 / 4 / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " / |
" 23. | 207 | 28. / 87. / 83 | 15 | 11 / 4 / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " | " / " / " / | 7
Recieved Custom House Halifax
[Benah Butter?] Borne the 18th.. Nov 23rd November 1815..-7
Discharged
Letty Johnson Noman, to live in the foundry
Mary Hamilton " ____ ditto ______
Charity Hamilton.. ______ditto_______
Peg McNich _______ ditto _____
[Lyoah?] Hamilton " ______ ditto_____
Ailly Manilton _____ " ______ditto __________
Auaky Hamilton " __________ ditto _________
Toby Hamilton __" ________ditto _______
Amy Johnson "___________ ditto __________
Died
Richard [EllioHellan?] [InHosp?]
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 15
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/african-heritage/archives/?ID=168
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