Nova Scotia Archives
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Certificate from Dr. James C. Cochran stating that John Griffin, a Black Refugee, and his family had settled on his land
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I certify that the family of John Griffin, Refugee Black, settled on my land on the Windsor Road, consists of himself, a wife and three children.
Halifax, 14th February, 1816.
Ja(James?) C.Cochran
Date: 14 February 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 50