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Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston, 1815. (Weekly reports)
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[Left side]
Names Men Women Children
Brought forward 197 170 265
Peter Craney 1
Mary [Hasel?] 1 2
John [Shantlen?] 1
Joseph Stewart 1 2
Daniel allen 1 1
Carried over 201 174 267

[Right side]
Names Men Women Children
Brought forward 201 174 267
Geo Balem 1
Aaron Grant 1
Daniel [Taylor?] 1 1
Colonel Cooper 1 1
[illegible] Johnson 1 1 1
206 177 268

[Side]
Report of People of
Colour who drew rations in
Preston from the 15th to the
21st, of [December?] 1815 both
days Included

Men Women Children
206 ,, 177 ,, 268


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

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