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Abstract of the American Black Refugees victualled at Melville Island between 27 July and 26 October 1815
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[Date]
1815
October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

[Total Number in Custody.]
243, 272, 272, 272, 277, 277, 278, 278, 279, 279, 277, 276, 276, 276,
(No. 4)

[On Full Allowance. Men.]
66, 76, 76, 76, 81, 79, 81, 81, 82, 83, 83, 82, 81, 81, 82,
--1190

[On Full Allowance. Women.]
80, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 91, 92, 92, 91, 91, 91, 91,
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1349

[On Full Allowance. Children.]
80, 89, 89, 89, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 89, 89, 89,
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1334

[Total Number in the Hospital.]
17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 18, 17, 17, 15, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 14,
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237

[Patients. Men.]
13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 14, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 11

[Patients. Women.]
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,

[Patients. Children.]
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,

[Admitted Into Hospital. Men]
-, -, -, -, -2, 1, -, -, -, -, -, 1, -, -, -,

[Admitted Into Hospital. Women.]
none

[Admitted Into Hospital. Children.]
none

[Returned From Hospital. Men]
1 - Oct 19, 1 - Oct 20, 1 - Oct. 25

[Returned From Hospital. Women.]
1 - Oct. 19

[Returned From Hospital. Children.]
none

[Received Into Custody. Men.]
10, -, -, 6, -, 1,

[Received Into Custody. Women.]
10, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, 1

[Received Into Custody. Children.]
9 [x], -, -, 1, -, -, -, -, -, -, 1


[Discharged From Custody. Men.]
1 - Oct. 22

[Discharged From Custody. Women.]
1 - Oct 22

[Discharged From Custody. Children.]
1 - Oct 22, 1 - Oct 23

[Died. Men.]
1 - Oct 13

[Died. Women.]
none

[Died. Children.]
none

[Escaped. Men.]

[Escaped. Women.]
none

[Escaped. Children.]
none

[Remarks]
[x] HMS. Narcissus

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Abstract.
No. 1 [In Health] 1547, 1940,, 2185,, [In Hospital] 1307
No. 2 [In Health] 1204. 1811,, 1917,, [In Hospital] 856
No. 3 [In Health] 1250, 1978,, 2100,, [In Hospital] 746
No. 4 [In Health] 1190,, 1349,, 1334 [In Hospital] 237
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5194. 7078,, 7536,, 3146

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Men - 5194
Women - 7078
Children - 7536
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Total 19808,, 3,146,

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Halifax 26th October 1815
Thomas N. Jeffery Collector His Majesty's Customs,
By Richard Best his Deputy


Date: 1815

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 64

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