Portrait of Rev. Jonathan Odell
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Courtesy of New Brunswick Museum, John Clarence Webster Canadiana Collection, W1294, c.1770
When the British government established the Sierra Leone program for Black settlers wishing to re-settle in Africa, Jonathan Odell was appointed New Brunswick’s recruiting agent.