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Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston, 1815. (Weekly reports)
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72
Report of people of colour who drew rations in Preston from the
1st to the 7th of December [both?] days included

[First column]
Names Men Women Children
Peter [Claton?] 1 1 1
Jerry Gardner 1 1 5
[Prebart?] Haynes 1
Nat Crawley 1 1 2
Leven Winder 1 1
Geo Winder 1 1 1
Isaac Jones 1 1 4
Henry Bisker 1
Henry Taylor 1 1 1
James [Lownin?] 1 1 2
Geo Turner 1 1 1
[Jeptimus?] Clarke 1 1 4
Jacob Claton 1 1 1
[Stephen?] Johns 1 1 2
[Rich?] [Baley?] 1 1 1
Geo Smith 1 1 4
[Rich?] Grant 1 1 5
Joseph Smith 1
Jacob Wise 1


Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 72

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