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I do hereby Certify upon my honor, that the whole of the Persons whose names are Annexed, are at this time Employed upon the Lands by me Conveyed to them as per (Deeds delivered into the Secretary's Office) to the best of my knowledge, and belief, except Nancy Barron, (now living with W. Wallace) who proceeds [hither?] on Saturday next and who is about getting married to I as Barron

Mr. N. Jeffery } Collector of HM Customs etc.

Custom House Halifax October the 17th 1815