Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Extract of letter from Bathurst to Sherbrooke
Extract of letter from Bathurst to Sherbrooke presenting the Regent addresses to the House of Assembly. The end of the War of Indepence with the United States has made it necessary to deal with the challenges of Black settlement. Prince has acquiesced in wishes of the House of Assembly in regards to opening coal mines of province. Enclosed in RG 1 volume 305 number 49.
Date: 10 May 1815
Reference Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 50
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