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Account of potatoes delivered to the Mi'kmaq at Bear River.
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Account of 40 Bush. potatoes delivered to the
Indians at the Bear River settlements by [?Stewart]
[& Budd] by order of Judge Wiswall May 1828

To whom delivered No bushels Amounts
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Andrew Muse 3 6
Joseph Muse 5 10
[?Newel] Toney 4 8
John Pictou 5 10
Francis [Seloon?] 3 6
Matti Pictou 4 8
Stephen Knockwood 3 6
Francis Muse 3 6
Peter Toney 4 8
Joseph Gloade 2 4
James Gloade 2 4
Stephen Muse 1 2
Daniel Toney 1 2
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40 [illegible] £4-0-0

The grindstone delivered to Andrew Meuse for the
general use of the settlers.

Received from [Judge] [Wiswall] the sum of
Four pounds in full. Stewart & Budd
28 Nov 1828 Received from Mr. Rupert D. George [illegible]
Four Pounds for & on acct of the above articles supplied
[to] Indians [by] [illegible] of Judge Wiswall
Charles Budd


Mentions names of Mi'kmaq recipients.

Date: 1828

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 164 1/2

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