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Halifax Nova Scotia

Government

To Wallace & Russell D:
To the following articles supplied for the use of the Negroes at Hammonds Plains and Refugee Hill by order of His Excellency Sir [J?] C Sherbrooke G. C. B.
1816 Currency
May 7 1 hammer ea 1/6 & 3/ ,,4.6
" " 12". 10. fine Nails [illegible] 11"20 do 2/8 @8 ,,11.8
" 11 8." 10 Rose Nails @8 ,,5.4
" 18 8." 4 fine nails @10/1/3 1 Wood Axe 6/6 ,,16.6 1.18 ,,
July 8 8." 12 fine nails @8 ,, 5.11
" 19 1 Sash plane 5/ 6." 10 Nails @ 4/8 ,, 9 ,,
" 23 1 Jack Plane 7/6 Chisel 1/6 adze 5/ ,, 14 ,,
" " 2 Broad Axes @8/6 ,, 17 ,,
" " 1 Socket [Chisell?} 1/6. 2 Gimblets 1/6 ,, 3 ,,
" " 14w 10 fine nails @ 8 ,, 9.4 ,,
" " 1 Double Smoothing Plane ,, 6 ,,
" 25 8w. 10 fine Nails @ 5/4 / 8 .8u. 10. do 5/4 ,, 10.8 ,,
" " 1 Axe 4/6 2 hammers @ 5 [ilegible] ,, 9.6 4 3 10
£ 6 1 10
Received Payment of Thomas Jeffery Esq
Collector of His Majesty's Customs at this [ilegible]
[Witness?] Wallace & Russell
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