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List of articles of clothing, provisions, etc. furnished by Government to the Black people at Preston
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2 Bales doubled Blankets = 50 to be supplied the largest and most needy families

4 Bales of single Blankets - 200

{200 Suits jakets (sic) & trousers } Blend better suited for Laborers &
{8 Bales } working people

2 Bales mens worker caps - 200 each - 400

1 Bale waistcoats - 150

2 Bales mens [ill.] - 400 p. men & women, the same [ill.]

10 womens - 200

1 Bale children [ill.] - 360
Shirts -

* 400 pr upper & sole leather & heels


[ill.] 12 Bales re'd [ill.]
3 Bales cotton shirts -


Date: December 1815

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 42

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