Sierra Leone Company Transport Vessels Arrive in Africa.
In 1792 a large number of Black Loyalists who were dissatisfied with the way they were treated in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick asked permission to remove to a settlement being formed by the Sierra Leone Company on the west coast of Africa. Notices were posted in both provinces informing blacks of this plan and offering government assistance in the form of transportation. A fleet of ships sailed from Halifax harbour in January 1792, with approximately 1,200 blacks aboard. Their descendants still reside in Sierra Leone.
Courtesy: From The Loyal Blacks, Ellen Gibson Wilson (New York: Putnams Sons, 1976)
