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Sundry accounts against Government for supplies for Black Refugees to December 1815 and 16 January 1816
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Mr. [] Thomas F. Jeffrey
To [] with Allan Dr. [?]
For the use of the Settlement of the Negro department at Preston.
1815
Nov 2 2 whip saws with tillers 50/ 5 " "
3 crop cutt saws 6/ 15 " "
4 corn hand saws 3/ 1 " "
2 but German steel hand saws 12/ 1/4 "
6 Airegun [?] 3/ " 18 "
5 Chissles 8.3
3 Nail hammers 2/3 " 6.9
3 Ditto Ditto 2/6 " 7.6
62 Narrow Axes 247 [?] 1/ 12.7 "
6 Broad ditto 39 1/2 [?] 1/ 1.19.6
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30.6 "
Received Payment of Mr. R Best Deputy of T McGeffrey Esq. Collector of H M Customs for W Mckint [?] Allan
Witnesses [?] M [?] Allan
[?]


Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 109

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