Image Gallery Declaration of the Sierra Leone Company of their readiness to receive free blacks into their colony. This engraving of a Maroon captain was originally sketched from life. After the Maroons revolted against the British colonial government in Jamaica, they were transported to Nova Scotia. Page One - Lieutenant Governor Sir John Wentworth expresses an optimistic hope that the Maroons may become successful settlers. Wentworth believed that the Maroons were a brave and respectable people who simply needed to be 'civilized.' Page Two - Lieutenant Governor Sir John Wentworth expresses an optimistic hope that the Maroons may become successful settlers. Wentworth believed that the Maroons were a brave and respectable people who simply needed to be 'civilized.' Page Three - Lieutenant Governor Sir John Wentworth expresses an optimistic hope that the Maroons may become successful settlers. Wentworth believed that the Maroons were a brave and respectable people who simply needed to be 'civilized.' Page One - Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran’s Proclamation invited American slaves to desert to the British side during the War of 1812. Page Two - Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran’s Proclamation invited American slaves to desert to the British side during the War of 1812. List of seven American slaves on board HMS Rifleman. These men were among the first Black Refugees to arrive in Nova Scotia during the war of 1812. The Melville Island military prison served as temporary accommodations for the Black Refugees after the War of 1812. View of Melville Island from Cowie’s Hill. Health Officer’s certificate for the brig Ceres, reporting that the Black Refugees on board appear to be in good health. List of Black Refugees on board HMS Diadem. Address of the House of Assembly to Lieutenant Governor Sherbrooke opposing Black Refugee immigration. List of Black Refugees wishing to settle upon land at Preston. Lots occupied by black individuals at Preston, 1827. Black family on Hammonds Plains road near Bedford Basin in Halifax. List of Black Refugees at Beech Hill (Beechville) expressing a desire to settle in Trinidad. Various accounts for supplies given to Black Refugees. Page One - Petition from leaders of the black community, including Richard Preston, requesting money to help complete the construction of the African Baptist Church on Cornwallis Street. Page Two - Petition from leaders of the black community, including Richard Preston, requesting money to help complete the construction of the African Baptist Church on Cornwallis Street. This engraving of Province House on Hollis Street in Halifax depicts a woman in traditional African dress in the left foreground. This pencil sketch of an unidentified black man has been attributed to Lady Falkland, whose husband was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1840 to 1846. Gabriel Hall at 94 years of age, 1892. This is the only known image of a Black Refugee that came to Nova Scotia following the War of 1812. William Hall was the first Nova Scotian to receive the Victoria Cross. His parents, Jacob and Lucy Hall, were Black Refugees that came to Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
