Nova Scotia Archives
Les Afro-Néo-Écossais à l'époque de l'esclavage et de l'abolition
Pétition des résidents noirs de Hammonds Plains en faveur d'une aide pour la construction d'une église
Fifty residents of what is now Upper Hammonds Plains, all named, petition the lieutenant governor for assistance to build a church. Religion played an very important role in early African Nova Scotian communities. The petition is also important because the petitioners state that they are "mostly able to support their families by their own industry."
The lieutenant governor referred the request to the Bishop of Nova Scotia. The bishop decided not to proceed further, because he believed the church would not follow the "established religion" (Church of England).
date: 18 August 1826
numéro de référence: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 33 (microfilm 15463)