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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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The [following - crossed out?] claims
[of the following ?persons - written above so insert here]
for enumeration for services to Indians [appear - crossed out] are to have been sent [?direct[ to the House

By Dr_ Desbrisay for attendance on Indians
near Dartmouth for 14 years_ & medicine }
By Dr._ [?Inggles] for attending a sick woman
near her mouth } 4 - 10
By Dr_ Lyda for attendance on sick Indians
at Bear River } 15 . --
By Overseers of Poor at Horton for
relieving an Indian 16
By Dr_ [Heverman?], for attendance on
sick Indians, at Lunenburg & 19 [illegible] 10-16-6
By Dr [Fauch?] for [?duties] near Yarmouth 3 - 5 . -
Amt. exclusive of Dr_ Desbrisay's claim --------------------
34 . 6 . 6
A very poor man [very faintly written] --------------------------

The following applications on behalf of Indians
and also before the House._
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Petition of Inhabitants of Pictou (142) recommends
that Indian [illegible] be purchased for Indians
Dr_ Anderson's letter to [illegible] of [illegible] on same behalf
The Revd_ C. H. [?Mackinnon's] letter to [?Insper.] {?Brenaan]
& Power requesting supplies for the Indians in
the Courts of Sydney, in the [?Spring]

Letter from Revd_ L Byrne, [?requesting] assistance
for Indians near St Mary's, French River Co
of Digby

[?Grant] 300
769 - 7 -5
34 - 6 - 6
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1103 . 13 . 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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