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that some of them has actually starved to death.

      Whereupon Memorialists humbly prays that your Excellency will take the whole premisses into wise consideration, and use such means in behalf of these unfortunate people as may be in your Excellencys power

And as in duty bound
Memorialist will pray &c

Dartmouth
8th June 1838

John Chamberlain
Alexander Lyle
Frederick Major
Alexander Farquharson
Allan McDonald