Petition to Swayne: Petitioner, age 26, a native of Ireland, has lived the past five years in Nova Scotia and has lately come to Cape Breton. He has a wife and one child. He asks a lot between Cameron's and McLean's near Donald Scot's. (Signed at Bras d'Or. Note: recommended.
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