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To the Honourable
the Legislature of the
Province of Nova Scotia
in General Assembly
convened

The petition of the undersigned humbly sheweth.

That your Petitioner in the course of his professional duties was called away twelve miles from his home to attend John Cope(Indian) whose arm was severely cut and whose life depended on immediate Surgical aid.
That your Petitioner has visited said Indian at his camp several times together with other attendance for which he is entirely unable to pay.
Your Petitioner therefore prayeth that your Honourable House will take his case into consideration and grant him the sum charged in the accompanying account.
Your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Lewis S. Murray M.D.
Upper Musquodoboit
Jany 25th 1864