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Letter to James regarding the distribution of relief supplies to Mi'kmaq at Pictou.
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Distribution of Blankets to Indians by order of
His Excellency, Sir Colin [Campbell].

To Jean [?Sulan], widow of [Sulan], Indian Chief
one good 5 point Blanket _ } _ £ 0 . 10 . 0

To Nelly Hadley, widow of [Lewis ] Hadley
a very poor old squaw ____ 1 Do } _ 0 . 10 . 0

To Madline Hadley, widow of Francis Hadley
a very poor old squaw 1 Do. } _ 0 . 10 . 0

To Sally [?Patlas], wife of Noel [Patlas] a [?worthless]
[vagabond] who beats his squaw, she is very
poor with several Pappooses, [requires] a Blanket } _ 0 . 10 . 0

To Ann wife of Peter Hadley one good Blanket .. 0 . 10 . 0
To [Malton] Sapier a very [illegible] old Indian 1Do ____ 0 . 10 . 0
To Jean, Peter Pauls squaw 1Do ____ 0 . 10 . 0
To [Nelly], Joe [Sulan's] squaw 1Do ____ 0 . 10 . 0
To Madeline, [Jos] Philips squaw 1Do ____ 0 . 10 . 0
To Mary, Peter Paul [for] squaw 1Do ____ 0 . 10 . 0
To [?Adam] Paul chief of the Tribe
and old blind man 2 Blankets } 1. [illegible - torn]
To Sapier Sapier an old [illegible] Indian
2 Blankets } 1. 0 . 0
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£ 7 . 0 . 0


Mentions names of heads of families and mentions names of some Mi'kmaq wives.

Date: 1837

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 35

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