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Return of Indians resident in the District of
Pictou, County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia viz
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Head of the | name borne | Men | Women | Children | Total of | Character
Family | by his Father | | | | ea. family |
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Old Paul | Sallan | 1 | 1 | " | 2
Suland Mercat[uary] | [?Franceca] | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10
John [Touny] | Capt [Touny] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
Maltel Sapier | Sapr. Mercat[uari]
Sapr. Mercat[uarie] | Franceca |
Newel Saiper | Sapr. Mercat[uarie] |
John [?Patlis] | Petitiou - |
Newell Patlis | John Patlis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
Assem Paul | old Paul | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
Francis Paul | do. do. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6
Sapier Paul | do. do. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
Cha[rle]s. Touny | Capt. Touny | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9
Mulis Petitiou | Petitiou | 1 | 1 | " | 2
Joseph [?Purnal] | Peter Purnal | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7
John Purnal } Joseph Purnal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Peter John | Patist | 3 | 2 | " | 5
Peter John Jun[io]r. | P. John Sen[io\r. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
Francis John | do. do. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
[Silly] [?BayLuci] | [?Allinie] | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6
Francis [illegible] | [illegible] A. [illegible | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
Jno. William & Br[othe]rs | [?Satillnak] | 3 | 2 | " | 6
old Mitchell | -- | 3 | 3 | " | 6
Sam[ue]l. Oakum | -- | 1 | 1 |1 | 3
Francis a Blindman & Mother | 1 | 1 | " | 2
Allinie [?Paessius] | -- [?Paessius] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
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38 | 40 | 50 | 128
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[written vertically in character column]
Honest, [illegible] [illegible] [few] have a great [illegible]
for Ardent Spirits

Errors Excepted
Pictou 19th . March 1801
Edwd. Mortimer