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Les Afro-Néo-Écossais à l'époque de l'esclavage et de l'abolition

Lettre du gouverneur Cornwallis au sujet du capitaine Bloss et de ses esclaves
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Captain Thomas Bloss RN brought sixteen black slaves to Halifax in 1750. Governor Cornwallis believed that this half-pay naval officer would be of great service. Clearly slaveholders were seen as holding out good economic prospects for early Halifax.

date: 22 September 1750

numéro de référence: Commissioner of Public Records  Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 35 number 25 (microfilm 15231)

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