Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Message from Lieutenant Governor to House of Assembly
Message from the Lieutenant Governor to the House of Assembly recommending payment to Seth Coleman for his services in vaccinating and attending 400 persons in Dartmouth and Preston.
Date: 18 February 1815
Reference Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 32
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