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Dr Government in Account with Thomas A. Jeffery Esq. Collector of His Majesty's Customs, for the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, charged with Receiving & Providing, for the Refugee Negroes, from the United States of America, Between the 24th day of October 1815 and 26th January 1816. [illegible] 1816 26th January To my allowance for Receiving & providing for Thirteen Refugee Negroes Landed at this Port by His Majesty's Ships, from the United States of America, Between 24. October 1815 and 26. January 1816 for the Names, Ages, and [illegible] though, See the Return Accompanying the General Abstract of Expenses incurred during the above period, at [illegible] Head as authorized by the Rt Honorable Earl Bathurst's Letter, to His Excellency Sir John Coape Sherbrooke G.C.B. dated the 25th October 1814. £13.13 0
Sterling Date of Bill No.
1816 March 30 3 By His Excellency Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, Bill of Exchange dated this day, drawn by Him on the Right Hon'ble The Lords [illegible] of His Majesty's Treasury. £13.13 0
Halifax Nova Scotia March 30, 1816, I acknowledge to have received from His Excellency Sir John Coade GCB the above specified Bill of Exchange Amounting to the Sum of Thirteen Pounds thirteen [illegible] Sterling for which I have Signed Duplicate Receipts of this [illegible], and date
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