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Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

Various documents including: statement of expenditure of the sum of £300 granted for the encouragement and relief of Mi'kmaq in 1846 and spent at various agencies; list of applications on behalf of Mi'kmaq that are before the House; petition of inhabitants of Pictou (142) recommending that Indian Point be purchased for the Mi'kmaq; a letter from Dr. Anderson to Bishop [?] on this subject; Rev. C.H. MacKinnon's letter requesting supplied for the Mi'kmaq in Sydney County; Letter from Rev. L. Byrne regarding Mi'kmaq near St. Mary's, French River, County of Digby.
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By Dr Dennys Near Dartmouth & Shubenacadie
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For building Hospital 28 - 15 . -
For Soldiers Jacket for [?Indians] 3 - 12 - 2 [this line crossed out]
For [warm under - written above so insert here]
clothing for men & women & children 49 - 0 - 5
For shoes for Do ------- 22 - 10 - 3
For Blankets 7 - 8 - 7
For 2 Indian labour 117 - 14 . 3 10. -
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For 1 other supplies ------------ 138 - 14 - 10 138 - 14 - 10 [140 - 4 - 10 - crossed out]
Hire of horses to Maitland 8 - 10 . -
Expenses of journey 9 - 15
Dr-.[Jennings?] bill 101 - 15 120
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2 Stoves for Hospital 8 - 2 - 6 276 - 9 - 1
11 Ordnance [Paillasses?] 3 - 12 -2
Dr_ Hoffman's bill ___ 9.
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Total Indians near [Dath?] & [Shuben?] 297 . 3 . 9
[illegible] & Merkel's bill for Great
coats supplied to Indians in
various places 13 - 10 13 - 10 . -
Bill of Dr [illegible] &c 7
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317 . 13 . 9
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Recapitulation of expenses incurred [in relieving Indians - written above so insert here] with [?their]
[illegible] Lt Governor's sanction, [illegible - crossed out] in addition to the
grant of £300 in 1846
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Indians near Dartmouth & Shubenacadie V 297 - 3 - 9 V [304 - crossed out]
Dr [illegible] bill ----------------- } 7
Great coats for Indians in various places V 13 - 10 .
Indians near Bear River, Co of Annapolis V 102-13-8 [93-7-2 - crossed out]
Do -----near Pictou V 253 - 6 - 6
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Total expenditure [illegible - written above] to be provided for V -- 657 - 7 - 5.[this line crossed out]
Bill fr Drs Hume, [?Black] & [?Almon] V 7
Bill ?Inc] for Dodd & Crawley £105 673 . 13 . 11
Advanced to Dodd & Crawley 105
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To be provided for ------- 778 - 13 - 11
8 - 12
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787 - 5 . 11


Date: 1846

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 40

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