Each volume of the annual Journals and Proceedings of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia includes an index. The relevant index references to 'Indians' and 'Indian Affairs' for the years 1818 to 1852 have been extracted and are listed below. The references lead primarily to petitions directed to the Indian Commissioners and to annual reports of the Commissioners, plus related appendices.
The appropriate microfilm retrieval numbers for these annual JHA volumes are 3528 (1800-1818), 3529 (1819-1832), 3530 (1832-1838), 3531 (1838-1842), 3532 (1843-1846), 3533 (1847-1849) and 3534 (1849-1852).
Indexed under "Indians"...
Page 339
One hundred pounds granted and placed "for relief of the Indians of this province."
353
Thirty-four Resolutions of the House, including one hundred pounds for "the relief of Indians," above.
Petition no. 41
A petition of Andrew Meuse, "Chief of the Indians at Bear River…praying a small annual grant by the Legislature to assist them in procuring the periodical attendance of a Catholic clergyman, for the performance of sacred duties in the Chapel lately erected…" 280.
Withdrawn, 325.
Petition no. 56
A petition of Goreham Paul, Lewis Paul, and "Indians residing in Douglas…on behalf of the Micmac Tribe of that place" for aid to build a chapel in Douglas, 293, 327.
Grant, 364, 395.
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