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Abstract of disbursements to Mi'kmaq by the Committee of His Majesty's Council and House of Assembly. 1800 and 1801.
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1802 Brought forward....£108.10.3
April 13 To paid Jonathan Crane Esqr. for sundry supplys to Indians at Horton [afc] Account No. 13. 7.13.3
"30 To cash given Indians to buy Molasses .fat Potatoes axheads &c this & last month....4.17.9
May 30 To paid William Nixon Esqr. for Potatoes supplyd to Indians at Guysboro' last winter [afc] Acct...14. 11.5-
" " To Cash paid for seed Potatoes to [Sundry] Indians at Musquodoboit & Margarets Bay ...3.5-
July 12 To Cash and sundry supplys' given to 11 Indians from New Brunswick [by] order of His Excellency The Lieut. Governor.....15. 6.16.9
"31 To Cash paid for Molasses Beef [offal] &c this month...1.16. -
Augt. 31 ditto.....do ......ditto....2.14.6
Septr 27 To paid Edmund [Ward?] for Blankets Baize &c [afc] acct. 16. 4.5.3
"30 To paid John Brown for 6 Barr[e]l.Indian Meal ..17...6.10
Octor. 31 To Cash given Indians this month for Molasses Potatoes fat &c &c.....2.6 .-
Novemr. 15 To paid John [Wooden?] for Seed Potatoes issued at Margarets Bay last spring ...18...-10.-
"17 To paid John & Jonathan Tremain for a Hatchet...19 -2.9
" 30 To Cash paid to Indians to buy Molasses. Bread [?offall] &c this month....3.13.6
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55.15.9 [subtotal]
decemr 31 To paid Forsyth Smith & Co for Rice & Molasses [had?] in June for sick Indians.....20. 10.3.9
" " To Cash paid for 7 Blankets....2.16
" " To ditto paid this month for Molasses [ox head?] Bread &c &c ....4.12
1803 Janry 21 To paid Forsyth Smith & Co for [Baize?] Blanketing &c [afc]
Account....21. 14.12.8 ½
" " To paid Henry Watkeys for repairing Guns....22. - .11.6
" 31 To Cash paid for Molasses. Potatoes [?offall] &c this month 2.11.6
Feby 27 To ditto. ditto. ditto....3.6 --
March 9 To paid James Archibald for supplys to Indians at Truro by order......23. 20. .. - .. -
" 31 To Cash paid for Molasses.fat, Potatoes Beef &c this month....3.17. -
" To ditto for 1 Barrell Mackarole.....1.5. -
1 Barrell Shad.....1.2.6
April 12 To paid Peter McCondachie for Potatoes supplied by him at Sheet Harbour last winter [by] order....24. 1.5-
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66.2.11½ [subtotal]
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Carried forward- £230.8.11 ½


Mentions many place names and names of non-Mi'kmaq who received disbursements on behalf of Mi'kmaq.

Date: 1800

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 78

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