Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Petition of Richard Preston for money to pay for a teacher
The members of the African Baptist Church, Halifax, petition the government for extra funds for a school teacher. The petitioners state that after completing the church, they do not have enough money left over to pay for a teacher.
Date: 15 February 1834
Reference Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 series P volume 72 number 44
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