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Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston, 1815. (Weekly reports)
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Report of People of Colour who drew rations in Preston from the 20 to the 26th of Oct 1815 both days included

Mens Names Men/Women/Children

Peter Claton 1/1/1
Jerry Gardner 1/1/5
[illegible] Haynes 1/ /
Nat Crawley 1/1/2
Leven Winder 1/1
Geo Winder 1/1/
Isaac Jones 1/1/4
Henry [Bisker?] 1/ /
Havey Taylor 1/1/1
[Jas Doronin?] 1/1/2
Geo Turner 1/1/1
Septimus Clarke 1/1/4
Jacob Claton 1/1/1
Stephen John 1/1/2
Rich Bailey 1/1/2
Geo Smith 1/1/4
Richard Grant 1/1/5
Joseph Smith 1/ /
Jacob Wise 1/ /
Daniel Muse 1/1/1
Abram Brown 1/1/1
Philimon Hawkins 1/ /
Henry Lee 1/1/4
Solomon Crawley 1/1/2
William Wise 1/2/
Joseph Cox 1/1/4
Geo Brown 1/1/4
Nat Seyton 1/1/2
[illegible] Flood 1/1/
Isaac Rolins 1/1/1
Jack Thompson 1/1/1
[What?] Brown 1/1/1
James Seymore 1/ /
James Slaughter 1/1/2
Thomas Carter 1/1/1

Carried Over 35/30/58



Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 65

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