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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Halifax Nova Scotia Government By Order of His Excellency the Rt Honble the Earl of Dalhousie GCB To William Swan
1817
Currency
31 May To my allowance ass Issuer of Provisions to the American Refugee Negroes located on the different settlements between the 27th day of January and this date inclusive being 125 days at the rate of (?) Currency p diem £9.7.6
Received Payment of Thomas N Jeffery Esquire Collector of His Magestys Customs at this Port
(illegible signature)
J. H. Noonan
Wm Swan
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 86