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

The members of the African Baptist Church, Halifax, petition the government for extra funds for a school teacher. The petitioners state that after completing the church, they do not have enough money left over to pay for a teacher.

Date: 15 February 1834

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly — Petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 series P volume 72 number 44