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Antigonish 3rd March 1824
Sir
I beg leave to send you the abstract for the month of February with the Petitions for His Excellencys decision - I am also directed by the Board to transmit you for His Excellencys information the enclosed copy of a letter from The Revd Thomas Trotter submitted to them at their last meeting upon the subject communicated to His Excellency by Major Cunningham respecting the Indians at Pomquet, at the same time have to observe that Mr Elisha Randle [?Law] of Little River and Adolphus Atwater of Pomquet Ferry have made affidavit to a statement respecting which confirms Mr Trotters account so far as it goes, but it refers chiefly to the occupation and improvements made upon McWinnie's Grant and is neither sufficiently distinct nor minute with respect to the Grants of Colonel Campbell and Cogswell, the Commissioners have therefore thought it unnecessary to [transmit?] it at

Antigonishe Land Commissioners Relative to to the claims of Indians to Lands at Pomquet granted to Mr McWinnie & others
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Dated 3 Mar 1823 _
Recd 16th " _
In Council 17th March [2nd April - crossed out] 1824
See minutes._