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Appendix 13: Copy of a land grant to William Day and a number of other Black Refugees at Hammonds Plains. (Marked duplicate grant and signed by Governor)
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NOVA-SCOTIA.

C. Campbell

WILLIAM the FOURTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and of the United Church of England and Ireland, on Earth the Supreme Head.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,

GREETING.

KNOW Ye, that We, of our Special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, have given and granted, and do by these presents, for Us, our Heirs and Successors, in consideration of the Sum of Sixty pounds Nova Scotia currency to us paid, Give and Grant unto, William Day, Abraham Smith, Hector Johnson, Cuffee Gray, Sampson Brown, Jack Harris, S. Hamilton, Gabriel Manigo, Cato Manigo, Andrew Smith, James Ellison, Joseph Holmes, Newman Brackenbury, Joseph Graham, Thomas Brunt, Charles Jackson, Alexander Emerson, Lawrence Hamilton, Patrick Bailey, Joseph James, William Marsh- man, July Cooper, Deal Wiley, Frederick Davis, Lewis Stewben, Israel Mott, Edward Price, William Marshman Junr., Peter Jenkins and Reuben Davis, all of Hammonds Plains, in the County of Halifax. People of Colour and severally known by the names above written. Six hundred acres of land, which said land is situate lying and being contiguous to the Black Settlement at Hammonds Plains aforesaid, and is contained in five separate allotments marked B. C. D. E. & F. on the annexed Plan, which said lots of land are abutted and bounded according to said plan


Date: 20 October 1834

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 120

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