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D' Government in account u[piece of page missing] as N, [piece of page missing]
Majestys Customs, for the Port of Halifax Nova Scotia, charged with Receiving & providing for the Refugee Negroes from the United States of America, Between 27 July & 26." October. 1815_______[Cv?]___

1815
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26 october Fo my allowance for Receiving and |
Providing for Seventy nine Refugee |
Negroes Lander at the Port by his |
Majestys ships from the United States |
of America, Between the 27 the July |
and 26.th October 1815 for the Names, atges, |
anosised thereof See the Return | £82..19.0
accompanying the funeral Stetract |
of Expenses incurred during the |
above period, as the Guinea per head, |
as authorized by the Right Honible Earl |
Bathursts Setter to his Excellency for |
Inof Therbrooke G. H.B. dated 25th October 1814,________________

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[Date?] of N. of Stirling
Starting Bell Bilo #63 Sterling
By His Excellency For
John Coapesherbrookes Bill of
Exchange dated this day, on the
Rt Honible The Lord Commissioners
of his Majestys Treasury as thereby
days for ___________________________________£82,19.0.
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Halifax Nova Scotia 17. November 1815 I acknowledge to have received from his Excellency Sir John Coapshebrooke G.C.B. the above Specified Bill of Exchange Amounting to Eight two pounds, Nineteen Shillings Sterling for which I have Signed Triplicate Receipts of this [senor?] and date.
Tho [?] Jeffery CM
H.M. Customs, By
Rich Best his Deputy