Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
Letter from Governor Cornwallis about Captain Bloss and his slaves
Captain Thomas Bloss RN brought sixteen black slaves to Halifax in 1750. Governor Cornwallis believed that this half-pay naval officer would be of great service. Clearly slaveholders were seen as holding out good economic prospects for early Halifax.
Date: 22 September 1750
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 35 number 25 (microfilm 15231)