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An abstract of expenses incurred in providing for the American Refugee Negroes,
Melville Island, and the different Settlements, Between the 24th April, & 26th July 1,816,
1816 To whom pair, or One, and for what No. of vouchers Currency
July 26 Doctor Leslie, for Rationed supplies the sick 46 23 13 2
Negroes at Melville Island & the military
Hospital
" " I.H. Noonan's Pay as Clerk to the Establishment 47 24 15 6
" " Lewis de Molitor for Rationes issued to the 48 47 19 72
Negroes in Health at Melville Island
" " Robert Hodgers Storekeeper to the Establishment 49 20 12 6
" " John Skerry for conveying Seed Potatoes to 50 3 0 0
Sackville
" " Thomas W Jeffery for Seed Potatoes purchased 51 148 1 6
for the Preston & Hammonds Plains Settlement
" " Robert Leslie Surgeon to the Establishment 52 6 11 5
" " Sergeant Randall, Store Keeper at Melville Island 53 " 12 6
" " William Conroy, Horse hire for the Establishment 54 11 12 6
" " James Scott for Coffins for ditto 55 2 5 0
" " John Skerry Store Rent at Dartmouth 56 9 0 0
" " Theophilus Chamberlain Sundries for Preston 57 120 10 7
" " Richard Mundy (illegible) for Preston 58 24 10 0
" " Wallace & Russell, Ironmongery (illegible) for 59 56 12 3.2
" " (illegible) for Hammonds Plains 60 6 1 10
" " Winckworth Allan & Co (illegible) for Refugee Hill 61 22 17 3
" " George Eaton for Stationary 62 2 10 9
" " Doctor Head for Medicines for Preston 63 13 2 6
" " Doctor Wallace (illegible) for Hammonds Plains 64 3 19 0
" " I & D Starr, Ironmongery for ditto 65 6 9 6
" " (illegible) Lorne Boggs & Co ditto for ditto 66 16 3 2
" " ditto__________________ ditto for Preston 67 90 11 8
" " David Howe for Book binding 68 " 15 0
" " Thomas Johnson Issuer of Provisions and Store 69 13 16 0
Rent, at Hammonds Plains
679 3 3
[Signature] [illegible]