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African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition

Record of Col. Edward Cole's ownership of five slaves, Parrsboro
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Cole received a grant of 1000 acres of land in the Loyalist township of Parrsboro in 1785.

Date: 1786

Credit: Esther Clark Wright Archives, Acadia University

Reference: Parrsboro Township Book Esther Clark Wright Archives, Acadia University accession number 1900.031 (microfilm 23166)

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