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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 ni Preston from the
22nd to the 28th of December 1815 both days included

[Left side]
Names Men Women children
Daniel Allen 1 1
Jacob Allen 1
[Nelus?] Alexander 1
Philip Alexander 1
Ben Bowers 1 1 1
Friday Bush 1 1 2
George Brown 1 1 3
Henry Bisker 1
Isaiah Butler 1 1 1
James Bush 1 1 3
Luke Bowers 1 1 1
Moses Ball 1 1 2




Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 75

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