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4 families 25 souls fishing basketmaking
begging.

Indians of the County of Yarmouth
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Clyde River & Lake [?Pubnigo].

15 families 69 souls 2 farmers 1 lumberman
hunting, fishing &c one family
found in a state of starvation

Indians of the County of Shelburne
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at Sable and [Jordan] rivers

10 families 34 souls, fishing hunting begging

Indians of the County of Liverpool
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Falls, Ponhook [?Redgum] [?Cooglie], or
Fairy Lake, & Mills Village.

33 families 124 souls, 15 of the men are industrious
and have begun to
cultivate farms, at [Redgum]
[Coodie] and Ponhook. They
had planted a few potatoes.
some wheat beans &c I supplied
them with seeds. Several families
are fishing at Mills Village.

Indians of Lunenburg County at
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Mahone Bay, Gold River and Sherbrooke.

6 families 32 souls 3 have lands cleared
2 wandering families were found
in a state of starvation. These
were relieved, and some seeds
were supplied to those who had
lands prepared.

Total number of families 110
Total number of souls __ 462.
Deaths in 1846 _ _ _ _ _ _ 29.
Births only in 1846 _ _ _ _ 21.
Average number of children
in each family _ only _ _ _ } 3.

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