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Joshua Frost's Letter
to Sir John Wentworth
about the distress of
Indians at Cape Sable

(71.
To His Excellency Sir John
Wentworth __ __ __

Bartlet [Elixe?] and Six Other Indians
has been to me Complaining that they
are very much Discommoded in their
Fishing and hunting by the white people
they wish your Excellency to [lot?] them
of a [?few OR five] acres of land at Salmon
River with a free Priveledge of fishing
but the land that they point
out is on the grant that was granted
to Henry Wilmot Esquire the Indians
is in a distressed condition and I beg
your Excellency would take there condition
in consideration and do for
them as you in your great Wisdom
shall think best __ __ __
Your

[?1807 OR 1851]

Sir John Wentworth [written vertically on left side of page]