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List of Black Refugees at Preston and vicinity, showing the number of houses and lots of land - with their families. No date

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 110


List of Black Refugees at Hammonds Plains, showing the number of houses and lots of land

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 111


List of those settled at Refugee Hill and Head of North West Arm, showing the number of houses and lots of land

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 112


List of those settled on the Windsor and Chester Roads, showing the number of houses and lots of land

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 113



Report of His Majesty's Council on lands to be relinquished at Preston

Date: 11 December 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 102


Plan of certain lands at Lake Porter (without signature or date)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 103


General return of clothing, etc, from depot at Melville Island for the use of the Black Refugees, by order of Lord Dalhousie

Date: 12 December 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 2


Report of Committee of His Majesty's Council on Black Refugee accounts

Date: 19 May 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 93


Dr. WB. Almon to Thomas N. Jeffery, Collector of Customs, regarding his accounts against the Black Refugee establishment at Melville Island

Date: 11 November 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 94


General abstract of expenses incurred in providing for the Black Refugees for quarter ending 31 May 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 95


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 96


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 97


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 98


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 99


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 100


Certificate from Committee of His Majesty's Council with regard to certain receipts, May and June 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 101














Draft of certificate of accounts by Henry H. Cogswell, Deputy Provincial Secretary

Date: 30 December 1817

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 114






               

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