List of Slaves belonging to British subjects, detained by order of the United States Government (Duplicate RG 1 vol. 419 no. 57)
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 61
Certificate of discharge of John Thomas and Samuel Jenkins, Black Refugees, from hospital
Date: 13 August 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 62
Orders and certificates for provisions, etc, for Black Refugees
Date: August 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 63
List of Black Refugees located on lands on the Prospect Road, Township of Halifax
Date: 1 July 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 64
List of Black Refugees located North West of Melville Island
Date: 12 July 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 65
A list of Black Refugees received into the Poor House at Halifax from the Military Hospital and Melville Island
Date: 24 September 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 66
Certificate from John Rule, stating that Aaron Williams and Richard McArthur, two Black Refugees, have made certain improvements on their lands
Date: 30 September 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 67
Certificate in favor of Benjamin Roberts, a Black Refugee at Refugee Hill near Halifax
Date: 5 October 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 68
Surveyor General's objections to John Chamberlain's charges for surveying of land. Also includes certificate from John Chamberlain, on behalf of Moses (S___), dated 17 May 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 69
Governor's order for the removal of certain Black Refugees from Melville Island to Preston, from Henry H. Cogswell, Deputy Provincial Secretary, to Charles Morris, Surveyor General
Date: 18 March 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 70
Return of the provisions delivered to Mr. Morris from the Commissariat Magazine for the Black Refugees at Dartmouth
Date: 27 November 1815
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 71
Draft of Charles Morris' proposals for settling Black Refugees
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 72
Copy of draft proposal signed by Charles Morris (RG 1 vol. 419 no. 72), but as is the case with most of his papers and plans, it is not dated
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 73
List of Black Refugees who are wishing to settle on lands at Preston
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 74
John Skerry's account against Government for various supplies for Black people of Preston
Date: 16 May 1816
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 419 no. 75
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