Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Memorial of Levin Winder
Levin Winder, among the first refugees who settled in Preston, asks the government for 150 acres of land. Winder's petition declares a common sentiment among the refugees: the land was poor and their farms too small.
Date: 13 March 1821
Reference Nova Scotia Lands and Forests Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 series A volume 85
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