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Titus Smith's account against Government for surveying lots at Hammonds Plains
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Government Dr to Titus Smith (?) 55
For Surveying the Black Settlement at Hammondsplains
1831 Days Days Days Days
Aug 3 1/2 Sept 1 1 Oct 1 1/2 Nov 1 1
4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
6 1 3 1 4 1 3 1
10 1 7 1 5 1 4 1
11 1 12 3/4 20 1 5 1
15 1 13 1 21 1 7 1
16 1 14 1 22 1 8 3/4
17 1 15 1 28 1/2 9 1
18 1 17 1/4 29 1/2 10 1
20 1/2 22 1/2 31 1/2 11 1
24 1 23 1 12 1/2
25 1 26 1 14 1/2
26 1 27 1/4 15 1
27 1 28 3/4 16 1
29 1 29 1 21 1/2
30 1 30 1 23 1
31 1 24 1
25 1
16- 13 1/2 8 26 1
28 1/2
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17 3/4
16
13 1/2
8
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55 1/4 Days at 10 (?) (?) 27 12 6
To (?) Days employed in drawing a plan at 10 (?) 2 0 0
_________
29 12 6
Credit by (?) 30 (?) + (?) + (?) 5 8 10
__________
Halifax Dec. 17th 1831. Balance (?) 21 2 6
received payment
Titus Smith




Date: 17 December 1831

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 55

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