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A list of tenders to convey Black Refugees to Trinidad
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A List of tenders to convey Refugee Negroes to Trinidad.

Persons Names | Vessels Names | No. of illegible] | At What Rate ||
| Men & Women | Children||

Rd. V. J. Tremain | Sch. William | 107 | 5. 15. 0 ea | 3. 1. 0 ea.
John Starr | Bg Rachel | | 5. 19. 6 " | 2. 19. 9 "
Collins & Allison | | | 6. 3. 8. " | 3. 1. 10 "
[?] C. Cochran |......................| ....... | 6. 5. 0 " | 3. 2. 6. "
Geo Grassie [?] | Bg Harmony | ...... | 6. 7. 0. " | 3. 7. 0 "
E. Vint | .....................| ...... | 6. 10. 0 " | 6. 10. 0 "
Geo. Smith | Bg ...............| 116 | 6. 10. 0 " | 6. 10. 0 "
A. Cunard & Son | .................... | ...... | 6. 14. 0 " | 3. 7. 0 "
[?] Brown | Brig Surry | | 7. 0. 0 " | 3. 10. 0 "

{illegible] Tremains Tender having the lowest and the H.V. William being found {illegible] a [illegible] to be fit for the [illegible] I approve of the [illegible]
James [illegible]
18th Dec, 1820


Date: 18 December 1820

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 26

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