Nova Scotia Archives
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Letter from Thomas N. Jeffery, Collector of Customs, to Henry H. Cogswell, Deputy Provincial Secretary, declining to have any further charge of the Black Refugees
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incurred by His Excellency Sir J.C. Sherbrooke express Commands delievered to my Deputy by yourself
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Thomas N. Jeffery [Collector?]
30 July 1816
Collector of the Customs
Black Refugees
The Collector declines having any further charge of them
Date: 30 July 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 34