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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 15th to the 21st of December 1815 -- both days Included -

[List of names and numbers in double columns, divided by ruled vertical and horizontal lines:]

Names Men Women Children
Peter Claton 1 1 1
Terry Gardner 1 1 5
Rob[er]t Haynes 1
Nat[haniel] Crawley 1 1 2
L[oven.?] Winder 1 1
Geo[rge] Winder 1 1 1
Isaac Jones 1 1 4
Henry Biske[r?] 1
Henry Taylor 1 1 1
Jam[e]s Downin 1 1 2
Geo[rge] Turner 1 1 1
Septimus Clarke 1 1 4
Jacob Claton 1 1 1
Stephen Johns 1 1 2
Rich[ard] Baley 1 1 1
Geo[rge] Smith 1 1 4
Rich[ard] 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
Will[ia]m Wise 1 2 [sic]
Joseph Cox 1 1 4
Geo[rge] Brown 1 1 4
Nat[haniel] Seyton 1 1 3
Robart Flood 1 1
Isaac Rolins 1 1 1
Jack Thompson 1 1 1
What Brown 1 1 1
Jam[e]s Seymore 1
Jam[e]s Slaughter 1 1 2
[Note & totals at bottom:]
Carried over 34 29 59
[Note at top:]
Brought forward 34 29 59
Thomas Carter 1 2 [sic] 1


Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 74

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