Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide
Letter from William Nixon to Sir John Wentworth stating the situation of Mi'kmaq at Guysborough. Reports that a number of immigrants arrived at Pictou from Scotland bringing small pox, whooping cough, and measles. Fearing for their health, the Mi'kmaq left Pictou for Guysborough River. Nixon seeks relief for these Mi'kmaq.
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Wm. Nixons Letter
to Sir John Wentworth
Stating the Situation of
Indians about Guysboro
& in Sydney County
20. November 1801
Sir John Wentworth Bart.
Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 88