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Letter from Chearnely regarding a visit to Mi'kmaq women who were requesting government assistance to properly bury the late Chief Francis Paul who died 18 May 1861 in Dartmouth. They wish his remains to be shipped by rail to Shubenacadie free of charge.
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Dartmouth
It is the wish of the tribe and of his family that his remains be taken by Rail to Shubenacaddie by Rail free of charge.
I have the honor to be Sir your obed ser
Wm. Chearnley
Date: 1861
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 128