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Reports of Black people drawing rations at Preston, 1815. (Weekly reports)
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Report of People of Colour who drew rations at Preston
from the 24th to the 30.. of Novem 1815 both days inclusive

Names Men Women Children Names Men Women Children

Peter Claten 1 1 1 Brot forward 22 27 53
Jerry Gardner 1 1 5 James Houghton 1 1 2
Robart Haynes 1 - - Thomas Carter 1 2 1
Nat. Crawley 1 1 2 Daniel Claton 1 1 1
Leven Winder 1 1 - Daniel Johnson 1 1 2
Geo Winder 1 1 1 Daniel [Grods?] 1 1 3
Isaac Jones 1 1 4 Jerry Page 1 1 -
Henry [Bisker?] 1 - - Samuel Jones 1 1 2
Henry [Taylamy?] 1 1 1 Feilding Johnson 1 1 1
Geo. Turner 1 1 1 Jacob Dudling 1 1 -
Septimus Clarke 1 1 4 Mishak Delaware 1 1 -
Jacob Claten 1 1 1 John Parker 1 1 3
Stephen Johns 1 1 2 Joseph Warren 1 1 1
Richard Baley 1 1 1 Wm Bundy 1 2 1
Geo. Smith 1 1 4 Wm Ralph 1 2 1
Rich Grant 1 1 5 Shedrick Henderson 1 1 1
Joseph Smith 1 - - ....Jane [Yerbets?] - 1 1
Jacob Wise 1 - - John Robarts 1 1 1
Daniel Muse 1 1 1 Wm Homes 1 - -
Abram Brown 1 1 1 Samuel Johnson 1 1 2
Philimon Hawkins 1 - - Mozes Wilson 1 1 3
Henry Lee 1 1 4 Cesar Johnson 1 1 6
Solomon Crawley 1 1 2 Wm Brown 1 - -
William Wile 1 2 - Samuel Turner 1 1 1
Joseph Cox 1 1 4 Solomon Gundy 1 1 3
Geo. Brown 1 1 4 Ben Johnson 1 1 -
Nat. Leyton 1 1 2 Henry Becket 1 1 4
Robt Flood 1 1 - Daniel Driger 1 1 1
Isaac Robins 1 1 1 Gabriel Johnson 1 1 -
Jack Thompson 1 1 1 Esaw Bowels 1 1 -
[What?] Brown 1 1 1 Robt Robartson 1 1 -
James Leymore 1 - - Jack Johnson 1 1 -
Carried Over 32 27 53 Carried Over 62 58 95



Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 71

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