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No. 2

[Dear?] Government, In Acct. [Account] with Thomas N. Jeffery Collector of the Port of Halifax, charged with Receiving & providing for the Refugee Negroes from the United States of America - Cr [Credit] -

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1815
July 27 - To my allowance for Receiving and providing for [y2y?] Refugee Negroes
landed in the Port from His Majesty's Ships from the United States of America between the 27th April and the date for the Names, Ages, Sexes, thereof, See the Return accompanying the General Abstract of expenses incurred during the above Period at the Guinea per head as authorized in the Right Honourable Earl Bathurst's [Selter?] to His Excellency Sir John C Sherbrooke G.CB, dated the 25th October 1814 } Sterling | 763.7.0-

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Sept. 22nd | By Received His Excellency Sir J. C, Sherbooke, G.CB - Bill of Exchange of this date to the Right Honourable The Lord Commissioners of His Majesty Treasury at thirty days for - Sterling: 763.7.0-

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Halifax Nova Scotia September 22nd 1815. I acknowledge to have Received from His Excellency Lieutenant Governor Sir John C. Sherbrooke GCB. the above Specified Bill of Exchange Amounting to Seven [him ores?] & Sixty three Pounds, Seven [Shillings?] Sterling for which I have Signed a Duplicate Receipt of this date, [signature?] } Collector of His Majesty's Customs etc.