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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Government
By Order of His Excellency the Right
Hon [word?] the Earl of Dalhousie G. [?]. B.
To William Beeby Dr.
For Pay due him as Issuer of Provisions to the
Refugee Negros from the 1st of March to 31st May 1818 Inclusive.
92 days . . . c1/6 [British pound symbol] 6,,18,,0
Received from Mr Richard Inglis the sum of
Six pounds eighteen shillings currency in payment
of the above Account for which I have signed three
receipts of the same [tenor?] and date to serve as one

Witness Halifax 25 November 1818
[Signature]Smith
[Signature]W Beeby