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Sundry accounts against Government for supplies for Black Refugees to December 1815 and 16 January 1816
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Government Windsor Road near Halifax Nova Scotia To John Allison Dr
For the under mentioned expenses incurred for one of the refugee negroes
who died on his way to [Newport?]

To cash paid for a nursing and bleeding above mentioned negroe
One [illegible] supplies ditto
a coffin and a priest
Recieved payment of Mr Richard Best
Deputy of [illegible] No. Jeffery esq Collector of her majesty customs at this port
John Allison
[illegible][illegible]


Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 116

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