Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
"A list of people of colour settled at Preston"
This return of an inspection conducted on 24-25 August 1818 shows names of settlers and location of the lots they occupy; includes a few entries for black settlers at Porters Lake. It also contains information about housing, cultivation of land and individual personality traits.
Date: 26 August 1818
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 90-91 (microfilm 15460)