Nova Scotia Archives
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians
Accounts against Government for Black Refugees up to 26 December 1816, with the following suppliers: Seth Coleman, Theophilus Chamberlain, John H. Noonan, J. Howe and Son, George Eaton, Thomas Johnson, Henry Maxner, Sergeant William Beebey, Sergeant W. Cooper, William Strath, Timothy Crain, John Skerry, Lieutenant Keith, Richard Inglis, Winkworth Allan and Company, William Swan, Henry H. Cogswell, William Morris, J. Mackesy, William Philips, and WB. Almon
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Government
To Thomas Johnson Dr.
£ Sh d
To my Services as Issuer of Rations to the Refugee Negroes located on lands at Hammond Plains Commencing on the 26th October and Ending on the 22nd of November 1816. both days included being twenty Eight days at two Shillings Currency per deum
2 16 .
To Storage of Provisions for the Same period, at one Shilling Currency per deum —
1 8
£ 4 4
Halifax 22nd Nov 1816
Received of Thomas N. Jeffery Esq Collector of His Majestys Customs the Above mentioned Sum of four pounds four Shillings Halifax Currency —
Witness,
[signature J H Noonan] Thomas John[son? document torn]
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 70