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Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

Library Holdings

Intended to complement and provide context for the archival holdings at Nova Scotia Archives, the Library includes many unique and rare titles and in its scope and content, covers all aspects of Nova Scotia history. Nearly 300 titles relate directly to the Mi'kmaq, and have been entered into a special Library Database created for the Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide.

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Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from James Fulton with a report of the state of the Mi'kmaq in the district of Colchester.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 64

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt from Henry Watkeys to Michael Wallace for payment for repairs to a gun belonging to Paul Bonis [Bones?].Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 65

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from George Oxley including a report of the state of the Mi'kmaq in Cumberland County.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 66

Commissioner of Public Records — Account for relief supplies to Mi'kmaq. From Oxley to government. Marked paid.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 67

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of Isaac Deschamps Junior for supplies distributed to seven Mi'kmaq at Windsor by order of Mr. Tonge.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 68

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Samuel Moore to Lawrence Hartshorn reporting the case of a distressed Mi'kmaq family at Wilmot.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 69

Commissioner of Public Records — Return of the state of the Mi'kmaq at and near Tatamagouche. From Alexander Waugh.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 70

Commissioner of Public Records — Joshua Frost's letter to Sir John Wentworth about the distress of the Mi'kmaq at Cape Sable regarding the disruption of their hunting and fishing by "the white people."Mi'kmaq and Government Relations () — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 71

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Jonathon Crane to Brenton and Morris responding to circular letter. Signed at Horton.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 72

Commissioner of Public Records — Report of the Joint Committee on Indian Affairs appointed "in the last session to devise a plan for the settlement of the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia and in the meantime to apply the bounty of the province in relieving their immediate necessities."Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 72 1/2

Commissioner of Public Records — Abstract of disbursements to Mi'kmaq by the Committee Council and the House of Assembly.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 73

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter to Watkeys to "let the bearer John J. Paul and his brother have each a gun and send the bill to ...M. Wallace."Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 74

Commissioner of Public Records — Invoice from Henry Watkeys to M. Wallace for two guns for two Mi'kmaq brothers.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 75

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of disbursement to Mi'kmaq by the Committee of His Majesty's Council and House of Assembly at Halifax. 1800.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1800) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 76

Commissioner of Public Records — Names of Mi'kmaq "belonging to" Kings County and supplies given to them in 1800.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1800) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 77

Commissioner of Public Records — Abstract of disbursements to Mi'kmaq by the Committee of His Majesty's Council and House of Assembly. 1800 and 1801.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1800) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 78

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from William Smith reporting the conditions of Mi'kmaq families in Douglas.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 79

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt for payment of a gun for a Mi'kmaq. From Henry Watkeys.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 80

Commissioner of Public Records — Invoice for goods supplied for Mi'kmaq relief at Country Harbour, 1800 and spring 1801.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1800) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 81

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt from John Woodin for reimbursement for money for seed potatoes for Mi'kmaq at St. Margaret's Bay.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 82

Commissioner of Public Records — Invoice of Edmund Ward for blankets and other supplies for Mi'kmaq relief.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 83

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of blankets sent to Guysborough for the Mi'kmaq under the charge of William Nixon.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 84

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Crane to Brenton, Morris and Tonge desiring to know what supplies he is to furnish to the Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 85

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Joseph Marshall to Michael Wallace reporting that fourteen Mi'kmaq families have lately moved to the Guysborough area from Antigonish where they are inoculating for the small pox virus. Seeks relief. Mentions Salmon River encampment.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 86

Commissioner of Public Records — Account by Oliver Flemming of supplies given to the Mi'kmaq in Antigonish County in 1800, 1801.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1800) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 87

Commissioner of Public Records — 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.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 88

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from James Ratchford to George Henry Monk seeking relief for distressed Mi'kmaq remaining in the area to catch trout and muskrat, as the moose and caribou are very scarce.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 89

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Monk to Wallace enclosing the letter from Ratchford (RG 1 vol. 430 no. 89) for consideration by the Commissioners of Indian Affairs.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 90

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Commissioners of Indian Affairs to William Nixon reporting that as a result of a letter by Joseph Marshall and one by Nixon, that the Commissioners will be granting relief to the aged and infirm male Mi'kmaq and Mi'kmaq women with small children. Nixon is instructed to take note of the names of the recipients of this relief.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 91

Commissioner of Public Records — William Nixon's receipt for sundry supplies sent by him to Guysborough for distressed Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 92

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of James Lowe for supplies given to Lame Mona Francis and her familyMi'kmaq and Government Relations () — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 93

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of James Lowe for supplies given to Old John BettisMi'kmaq and Government Relations () — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 94

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt acknowledging payment by the Commissioners of Indian Affairs for work stocking and repairing guns for two Mi'kmaq by order of John Wentworth. Signed Henry Watkeys.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 95

Commissioner of Public Records — List of Mi'kmaq families in Lunenburg County. Gives names of heads of families, whether married, and numbers of children.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 96-97

Commissioner of Public Records — An account of supplies to the Mi'kmaq last winter (of 1800) at Fishermans Harbour.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 98

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of shot and powder furnished by order for the Mi'kmaq. (A receipt from Hartshorn and Boggs.)Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 99

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of disbursements of supplies, April 1, 1801.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 100

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of molasses, rice and baize for Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1801) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 101

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt from John and J. Tremain for payment received from Commissioners for Indian Affairs for blankets for Mi'kmaq relief at Sheet Harbour.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 102

Commissioner of Public Records — Invoice from William Smith to Michael Wallace for supplies provided for Mi'kmaq relief. Also includes letter from Smith to Wallace noting that once the Mi'kmaq recovered from whooping cough, he advised them where game was located and the Mi'kmaq then had a successful hunt, killing several bears, one moose and wildcats.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 103

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Abe Merchand [?] to John Wentworth reporting that the local magistrate and settlers at Sheet Harbour want to make him aware of the situations of three Mi'kmaq families (i.e. the families of Lewis Cope, Eleanor Cope, and Peter Cope.) Urge relief. Includes letter from wentworth to James Brenton and Commissioners that the plea for relief be heard and action be taken.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 104-105

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt from James Balcom [?] for sundries sent by him to Sheet Harbour for relief of Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 106

Commissioner of Public Records — Distribution list of sundries sent to Sheet Harbour for relief of the Mi'kmaq residing at that place, i.e. Lewis Paul's family, "Able Wise wife and two children," Francis Cope and two grown up boys, and Inasine [?] and his wife.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 107

Commissioner of Public Records — Edward Mortimer's account for blankets supplied to Mi'kmaq at Pictou.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 108

Commissioner of Public Records — Return of Indian meal, blankets and potatoes issued to Mi'kmaq in the eastern district of Nova Scotia.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 109

Commissioner of Public Records — Receipt from J. Crane for payment received from Michael Wallace for supplies distributed to the Mi'kmaq of Kings County, 1801-1802.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 110

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of Edmund Ward for blankets for Mi'kmaq. Payment received from Wallace and Commission for Indians.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 111

Commissioner of Public Records — Account of potatoes furnished to Mi'kmaq at Guysborough, May 1802.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 112

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter from Ed. Mortimer, Pictou 12 May 1802, with an account of blankets supplied to Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 113

Commissioner of Public Records — Letter by Casper Wollenhaupt acknowledging payment received for potatoes supplied to Mi'kmaq.Mi'kmaq and Government Relations (1802) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 1 volume 430 number 114

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