Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Letter from Sir John Wentworth to Richard Molesworth
In this candid letter to a friend, Lieutenant Governor Wentworth complains that the Maroons have been deceived and deplores their desire to leave. The letter clearly demonstrates Wentworth's regret that the Maroon settlement project failed.
Date: 15 January 1800
Reference Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 52 pages 377-9 (microfilm 15238)
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