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Letter from Wentworth to Commissioners for Indian Affairs ordering that Francois Michelle and ten other Mi'kmaq be given twelve dollars, twenty pounds pork, thirty of beef and fifty of biscuits, two guns, flints and powder for their return to New Brunswick.
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Halifax July 10th 1802

Sir

Please supply Francois Michelle and ten other Indians. Twelve dollars -- Twenty pounds pork -- 30lb beef -- 50 lb biscuit -- Two Guns -- 2 lb Powder -- 8 lb Shot -- 1/2 doz.n flints -- to provide for their return to New Brunswick ___

yours [etc?]
Wentworth.

NB. Please give each man his dividend of the money -- W. The other things they may divide themselves

To Michael Wallace Esq.
Commis[sioner] for Indian Affairs

Cash as above . ------ £3.0.0
Leather for mocosuns [21/?] -- 1.1.0
[Mac?] Cash ------------- [2/6?] -- 2.6
Pork, Beef, Biscuit, Shott, flnts,
& Powder etc ------------------------2.13.3
_________________
£6:16:9
M.W.


Does not mention names of ten other Mi'kmaq, but indiciates the request was fulfilled.

Date: 1802

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 116

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