Nova Scotia Archives
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians
Names of Black Refugees who are settled upon lands conveyed to them by Henry H. Cogswell at the head of the North West Arm, Halifax
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H H Cogswell certificate
us People of
colour Settled upon Land
at North W. Arm
Also a return dated 5 October, 1816, with the same heading as at the top of sheet. Jacob Parker written on the original - Anthony Williams penciled in.
Date: 2 November 1815
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 93