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Halifax Nova Scotia

Government,

By order of His Excellency Sir John Coape Sherbrooke GCB

To Theo Chamberlain D.

To the undermentioned services performed for the use of the Refugee Negroes settled at Preston

1816 Currency
26 July
Between the 27. April & this date [written sideways in the date column]


To Truckage of 55..8..3 [I.ns Co?] Provisions from
Dartmouth to Preston at 27/6 per ton ____________________ 75 . 15 6.

" Ditto [Iron?] Co. PickAxes, Shovels, Hoes & Nails @ 27.6 ____ 1 8 10.
" Storage of provisions at Preston & Hire of a
white Laborer assisting to receive & Issac the same ____ ______15 4 9.
" Ley? Allowance for Superintending the Issuing of Provisions ___ 10 8 0
" Surveying 14:10 Acre Lots at 2/6. each ____________________ 1 15 0
" Running division Lines of 120 lots so far as to
prevent their interfering with each other in
their Improvements @ 1/6. ______________________________ 9 0 0
" Truckage of Nails, Glass & Iron Tools from
the different Stores in Town to the market Slip at Sundry periods _" 15 0.
" Cash paid W. Truckston for laying 10 Acres
at 5/. and making 2 tellers 3/. 53/. _______________________ 2 13 0
" Scales & [?] purchas. at I Nickers & Sons. 1 12 6
" 42 lb Sugar 20/. & 3 lbs Tea 18/. Supplied
the cok Woman of the Establishment 1 18 0.
__________
L 120 .. 10 7.

Received Payment of Thomas N. Jeffery Esq
Collector of His Majesty's Customs at this Port

T. Chamberlain