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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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[Left side]
Names Men Women Children
Brought forward 144 129 171
Geo Savage 1
[Marada?] [Stnly?] 1 1 3
Charles [illegible] 1
Rich [Smothers?] 1 2 8
[Winsloin?] Sparkes 1
[Tho?] Sanders 1 1 3
[illegible] Sike 1 3
Charles [?field?] 1 1 1
James Sparkes 1 1 1
Joseph [Sprigs?] 1 1
John [Shantlen?] 1
Joseph Stewart 1 2 1
Jerred Thomas 1
Henry Taylor 1 1 1
Geo Turner 1 1 1
William Thompson 1 1 1
Jack Thompson 1 2
William Thomas 1 1 2
Daniel Taylor 1 1
[illegible] Turner 1
[illegible] Turners 1 1 1
Ralph [Toliven?] 1 1 3
[Gen?] Taylor 1 1 5
[Edw?] Tale 1 1 1
Jacob Wise 1
Geo Winder 1 1 1
Ruben Walker 1
William Wilson 1
William Wise 1 2
Wille Wille 1
Leven Winder 1 1
Joe Warren 1 1 1
Moses Wilson 1 1 3
andrew Williamson 1 2 4
William Williamson 1 1 3
Henry Woodhouse 1 1 1
Carried over 180 162 216

[Right side]
Names Men Women Children
Brought forward 180 162 216
Billy Williamson 1 1 2
Jerry [Wil?] 1 1 4
John Woodhouse 1 1 1
John Ward 1 1
Jacob Williams 1 1
Charles Wise 1 1 5
Jane [Yorbet?] 1 1
Thos Yetling 1
Charles Yetling 1 1 3
Robt Young 1 2 1
189 172 233







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

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