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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians

Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston. (weekly reports), from 29 December 1815 to 4 January 1816
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Names Men Women Children Names Men Women Children
Brought forward 72 60 86 Brought forward 108 94 131
Jacob Hudding / / William Luns / 2 5
Pleasant Harden / Philip Lee /
Shedrick Henderson / / / Henry Lovet /
[ ] Henry / / / Daniel Muse / / /
Anthony H [ ] / / / Mc Neath / 3
Arthur Haynes / / Mitchiel / / 2
Willaim Holmes / John Morton / / 2
Henry Hill / / 3 [ ] Morton /
Anthony Hunter / John Nelson /
Cooper Jones / / / [ ] Nugent / 2
Issac Jones / / 4 Gerry Page / 2
Stephen Jones / / 2 [ ] Parker /
Daniel Johnson / / 3 [ ] Parker / / 3
Samual Jones / / 2 Henry Pile / 2 1
F Johnson / / / Richard
Samual Johnson / / 2 Gerry Patterson / / /
Cesar Johnson / / 6 Henny Quary / 2 2
Ben Johnson / / Isaac Rolins / / /
Gabrial Jones / / / [ ] / 2 /
Jack Johnson / / John [ ] / / /
Thomas Johnson / / John Roberts / /









Carried over 108 94 131 Carried Over 144 129 147


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

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