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Copy of letter from the Bishop of Nova Scotia to Lieutenant Governor, Sir James Kempt, relating to the distressed condition of the Black Refugees at Hammonds Plains
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I may venture to say it may be used in any manner that may be likely to be useful to the objects of it - And if your Excellency thinks it desirable to have a more particular account, I will request a Clergyman to visit every hut in the Settlement, and make an exact return of the whole.

I have the honor to be
/signed/
[illegible] Nova Scotia

His Excellency
Sir James Kempt G.C.B.



Date: 15 January 1827

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 35

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