Nova Scotia Archives
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians
Original receipts for articles for Black Refugees from Thomas Elder and John Lawson. Also accounts receipted: Robert Wilson, Hartshorne, Boggs and Company, Charles Hill, John Skerry, Henry Maxner, Winkworth Allan and Company, William Beebey, Joseph O'Brien, and Samuel Phillips, up to the end of August 1817
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To Robert Wilson ........... Dr
For the undermentioned Seeds Supplied for the use of the Refugee Negroes between the 1st June and 31st Aug't 1817 Inclusive
285 1/2 oz of Cabbage Seed ........................ 10d £ 8.11.5
16 11/16 lbs of Turnip Ditto ........................... 5/ 4. 3.1 3/4
[??] Bags for Ditto ........................................ 2/9 5.6
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£12.19.10 3/4
Amounting to Twelve pounds Nineteen Shillings and ten pence three farthings Currency.
Received from Mr. Richard Inglis the Sum of Twelve pounds Nineteen Shillings and ten pence 3/4 Currency in payment of the above Account for which I have Signed three receipts to serve as one.
Halifax 10th October 1817
Witness Rob't Wilson
William H. Allan
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 104