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Petition of Dr. Lewis S. Murray of Upper Musquodoboit to the House of Assembly seeking payment for medical services rendered to John Cope, 12 miles from Murray's home.
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Upper Musquoduboit
Janry 25th, 1864

John Cope (Indian)
To Lewis S Murray MD.
1863
Dec 20th To visit (12 miles) ------------------------ $6.00
" 23 Dressing arm $1.00 ------------------ 1.00
" 25 do do 1.00---- ----------- 1.00
Janry12 (Visit 11, miles) -------------------------- 3.00
14 do do---------------------------------- 3.00
" Medicines---------------------------------- 1.50
______________
$15.50

Personally came once [appear?] before One Matthew Bernis one of Her Majesty's Justice of the Peace in [each?] for the County of Halifax Lewis S Murray M. D. who I maketh oath and saith, the foregoing [illegible] doth contain a true and Just account of his Medical attendance on John Cope (Indian)
Sworn to before One
Matthew Bernis J.Pce \ Lewis S. Murray MD.
January 30 a.D 1864


Date: 1864

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 141

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