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Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston. (weekly reports), from 29 December 1815 to 4 January 1816
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Report of People of colour who drew rations in Preston from the 29th of December 1815 to the 4th of January 1816 both day included

Names Men Women Children

Jack Allen 1 - -
Philip Alexandre 1 - -
Ben Bowers 1 1 1
Friday Bush 1 1 2
Henry Bisken 1 - -
Josiah Butter 1 1 1
Jac- Bush 1 1 3
Luke Bowers 1 1 1
Moses Ball 1 1 2
Esaw Bowels 1 1 -
Robert Bush 1 1 2
Luther Blair 1 2 1
Sam Biddle 1 1 1
Same Burret 1 1 -
Richard [Balry] 1 1 1
William Brown 1 - -
What Brown 1 1 1
William Bundy 1 2 1
Geo Bateson 1 - -
Henry Becket 1 1 4
[Father] Burton
Basil "[illegible]" 1 1 3
John Collins 1 1 1
Jas Cooked 1 1 5
Lewis Connex 1 1 2
Lewis Caste 1 - 1
Jacob Claton 1 1 1
Nat Crawley 1 1 2
Peter Flaton 1 1 1
Bray Cooper 2 - 1
Peter Craney 1 - -
Septimus Clarke 1 1 4
Solomon Crawley 1 1 2
Thomas Parter 1 1 1
Daniel Claton 1 1 1
Colonel Cooper 1 1 -

Carried over 37 29 46

Names Men Women Children

Brought forward 37 29 46

Joseph Cox 1 1 1
Robert Cooper 1 1 2
Henry Clarke 1 1 -
Nim [Jim?] Carter 1 1 4
"[illegible]" Claton - 1-
John Lots 1 - -
James Dowian 1 1 2
Meghark Delawere 1 1 -
Daniel Drisgoe 1 1 -
Charles "[illegible]" 1 2 2
Whatts Digs 2 1 1
"[illegible]" Desom 1 1 -
Peter Duncan 1 1 2
John Elson 1 1 -
Samuel Evans 1 2 -
Robert Flood 1 1 -
Mr Fisher 1 - -
Isaac Fletcher 1 - 3
Isaac Fletcher jnr 1 - -
John Floyd 1 2 2
Jerry Ganosser 1 1 5
Richard Grant 1 1 5
Solomon Gundy 1 1 3
"[illegible]" Gibson 1 - -
John Garner 1 3 3
Henry Gross 1 1 2
Richard Gross 1 1 -
Joseph Gilasgo 1 1 -
Robert "[Velago]" 1 - -
James Gore 1 1 1
John Govigary 1 - -
Aaron Grant 1 - -
Alexander Grant 1 1 2
"[illegible]" Gilmore 1 1 -
Robert Haynes 1 - -

Carried over 72 60 86



Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 77

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