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Abstract of expenses for providing for Black Refugees at Melville Island between 27 July and 26 October 1815
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An abstract of expenses incurred in Receiving providing for the American Refugee
Negroes, at Melville Island by Thomas Nicholson Jeffery Esq..Collector of His Majestys Customs at Halifax Nova Scotia Between the 27 July & 26 October 1815.

(Titles of columns in chart)
1815 To whom paid or due and for what Number of the vouchers Currency
(First row of chart)
Aug 15 James W Nutting for drafting Contract & Bond 22 £3 10 0
(2nd row of chart)
Aug 31 Winckworth Allan for [illegible] 23 13 9 9
(3rd row)
Sept.10 Sam A Morris for Caulking & Graving [?] a Boat 24 " 15 6
(4th row)
October 2 Wallace Russell for Tools & Sundries Supplied the Negroes at Dartmouth
25 80 9 6
(5th row)
October 3 George Hawker for Wood 26 34 2 6
(6th row)
October 13


Date: 1815

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 420 number 66

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