Nova Scotia Archives
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians
Letter from Sir John Wentworth to the Duke of Portland
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia reports at length to the secretary of state "respecting the Maroons of Jamaica, now settled and settling in this Province, at the expense and request of that Island...".
Date: 23 June 1798
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 52 number 57 pages 186-189