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37. Halifax 16 January 1827.
Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge the rect. of your communication of this day together with His Lordship the Bishop and ArchDeacon Willis's Report relative to those unfortunate coloured People at Hammond Plains. I have forwarded the same to the other Gentlemen composing the Committee with a request that it may be returned to you.
I beg to report for the information of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor that the gentlemen [man?] who waited upon him on Sunday immediately on receiving His Excellency's sanctions to expend a small sum of money towards alleviating the sufferings of those unfortunate People, Retired, and formed a Committee to manage the same. and with a desire that not one Shilling should be given but where an absolute necessity existed, it was determined that they would in rotation visit those abodes of wretchedness and direct the expenditure of such relief as should be sent and as their situation called for immediate relief it was determined to send off some Provisions & Clothing the next morning, to be accompanied by a suitable person to attend to its distribution, accordingly Mr. Judah Wells was engaged for that purpose, and teams were also engaged that day. and as it was agreed that I should take my turn first accordingly I went off early yesterday morning accompanied by Doctor Carter. We proceeded without delay to visit the first settlement