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Dear Government, In account with Thomas N. Jeffery, collector of His Majesty's customs of Halifax Nova Scotia, in charge of providing for the Refugee Negroes from the United States of America - Cr
1815
Sept 8 To Amount of the annexed abstract £ Currency: 2577, 17, 1 1/4, Date of Bill: 1874, sept. 22
By received the following bills of exchange dated this day, drawn His Excellency Sir John C. Sherbrooke G.C.B in my favor, upon the right honorable, the lord's commissioners of His Majestys treasury [unintelligible]
no.
1. One sett at 90 [30?] days - [currency] 500.0.0
2. One ditto at ditto - 500.0.0
3. One ditto at ditto - 250.0.0
4. One ditto at ditto - 250.0.0
5. One ditto at ditto - 250.0.0
6. One ditto at ditto - 250.0.0
7. One ditto at ditto for the [unintelligible] - 320.1. 4 3/4
Farthing - 2320.1.4 3/4
Exchange - 254.15. 8 1/2
Total 2577.17.1 1/4

Halifax Nova Scotia September 22. 1815 I acknowledge to have received from His Excellency Lieut Governor Sir John [missing] Sherbrooke G.C.B the above specified bills of exchange, amounting to Two Thousand [missing] and twenty pounds one shilling four pence 3/4 sterling, equal to two thousand five hundred [missing] seven pounds seventeen shillings and one penny 1/4 currency for each have signed a D-[missing] receipt of this final sale
-Signature-