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

Draft of address of Assembly to Lieu-Governor, stating that a sum has been granted for relief of negroes; that Assembly is unwilling to encourage bringing settlers whose habits etc. are uncertain into province. Already many negroes in N.S. Asks that Lieu-Governor will "endeavour to prohibit the bringing any more of these people into this colony." !!

Date: 1 April 1815

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly — Documents selected by the Records Commissioner series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 3