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List of Slaves belonging to British subjects, detained by order of the United States Government (Duplicate RG 1 vol. 419 no. 57)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 61


Certificate of discharge of John Thomas and Samuel Jenkins, Black Refugees, from hospital

Date: 13 August 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 62


Orders and certificates for provisions, etc, for Black Refugees

Date: August 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 63


List of Black Refugees located on lands on the Prospect Road, Township of Halifax

Date: 1 July 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 64


List of Black Refugees located North West of Melville Island

Date: 12 July 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 65


A list of Black Refugees received into the Poor House at Halifax from the Military Hospital and Melville Island

Date: 24 September 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 66


Certificate from John Rule, stating that Aaron Williams and Richard McArthur, two Black Refugees, have made certain improvements on their lands

Date: 30 September 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 67


Certificate in favor of Benjamin Roberts, a Black Refugee at Refugee Hill near Halifax

Date: 5 October 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 68




Draft of Charles Morris' proposals for settling Black Refugees

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 72



List of Black Refugees who are wishing to settle on lands at Preston

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 74


John Skerry's account against Government for various supplies for Black people of Preston

Date: 16 May 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 75


Letter from Mr. Seth Coleman to (___) relating to the Black Refugees settling at Preston and smallpox among the families there

Date: 16 April 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 76





Theophilus Chamberlain to Hon. Charles Morris, Surveyor General, regarding accounts against Black Refugees, Preston

Date: 26 August 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 80


Draft of letter from Charles Morris, Surveyor General, to Lt. Col. Addison on the subject of the Black Refugees. Not dated

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 81


Account from Timothy Crain of Preston against Government for services done for Black people at Preston

Date: 2 December 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 82


Account from Timothy Crain of Preston against Government for services done for Black people at Preston

Date: 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 84


Letter from Theophilus Chamberlain to Hon. Charles Morris, Surveyor General, regarding two Black settlers at Porters Lake

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 85



Names of several Black people who have settled on Thomas N. Jeffery's lands

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 87



Statement of certain lots and their occupants, lot numbers, etc, at Preston, Lake Porter and Salmon River

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 89


A list of warrants of survey in favour of persons who have relinquished lots at Preston

Date: 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 100


Bond from Dr. James C. Cochran to John Griffin, indemnifying him against all future claims of James Cochran, a minor, to certain lands on Windsor Road

Date: 1 February 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 109


Deed from James C. Cochran to John Griffin for lands on Windsor Road - not recorded

Date: 1 February 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 110


Deed from James C. Cochran to James Fitchet and Sergeant Pilotte for lands on Windsor Road - not recorded

Date: 29 January 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 111


Deed from Captain John Bazalgette to Daniel Acres for lands near Grand Lake, Shubenacadie - not recorded

Date: July 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 112


Lease from Captain John Bazalgette to John Franklin for lands at Beaver Bank

Date: 2 July 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 113


Abstract of expenses for receiving and providing for the Black Refugees at Melville Island between 27 October 1815 and 26 January 1816

Date: 26 January 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 124


               

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