Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Diaspora
Memorial of Michael Wallace to Honorable Richard Bulkeley, President of HM. Council, stating that a number of Black people from elsewhere in the Province and from the Province of New Brunswick have arrived in Halifax to join the expedition to Sierra Leone and requesting a further supply of £1000 to meet expenses
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Accordingly been much more considerable than he was aware of, and afurther supply of money is immediatly necepary to inable your memorialist to discharge the engagements he is now under to to individuals for the Public Account.
He therefor prays that your honour may be please to grant him afurther sum of one thousand pounds sterling for the Sierra Leone Service to be accounted for and he will
Mich Wallace
Halifax 17th December
1791}
Date: 17 December 1791
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 10