Governor John Parr approved a land grant for Black Loyalist supporters of the British Crown at Birchtown, N.S. Of the 649 male Black Loyalists at Birchtown, only 184 received farms at all. The grant was made in recognition of the men’s service and fidelity to the Crown — often as soldiers — during the American War of Independence.
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Governor Parr approves land grant for Black Loyalist supporters - Feb 28, 1788
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