Letter to Wiswall from James Kempt concerning a plan to "settle and civilize" part of a Mi'kmaq tribe- a proposal to gain possession of the land for a reservation and to inquire into its condition.
Date: 1825
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 2
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Letter from Sir Rupert George to Wiswall regretting the absence of the mackeral from the supplies being sent to the Mi'kmaq. Inventory given.
Date: 1828
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 8
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Letter from Rupert George to Wiswall stating that Wiswall's notes on Mi'kmaq life have served greatly and have entertained His Excellency, Sir James and friends in Halifax. Continue if condescending support is is ensured including that for the chapel. George recommends Wiswall to the New England Company whose object is the "civilization and instruction" of Mi'kmaq and people of African descent, for support of the settlement.
Date: 1828
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 10
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Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall inquiring on behalf of the Quakers in London as to what they may best be able to do to help the Mi'kmaq settlement. No date.
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 11
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Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall in receipt of the description of the Mi'kmaq settlement at Bear River.
Date: 1828
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 12
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Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall in receipt of a further report on the Mi'kmaq. [See also MG 1 vol. 979, File 8, no. 12] Questions why Meuse's name has not come up recently. Mentions the possibility of selling cranberries on the English market.
Date: 1829
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 14
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Letter from Mr. Roach to Wiswall stating that the Executive Council has given consent togranting 100 pounds for building the chapel.
Date: 1830
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 16
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Copy of a resolution guaranteeing 100 pounds for the building of a Mi'kmaq chapel enclosed in a letter from Roach to Wiswall.
Date: 1830
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 17
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Copy of a resolution guaranteeing 100 pounds for the building of a Mi'kmaq chapel enclosed in a letter from Roach to Wiswall.
Date: 1830
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 18
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Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall petitioning for clothing from the government for winter.
Date: 1831
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 19
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Letter from William Hill to Wiswall regarding monies for the Mi'kmaq chapel at Bear River. Mention of the House terminating peacefully after all its squabbles.
Date: 1831
Reference: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 20
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Tracing of a petroglyph of a square containing line markings and rough designs
Date: 1888
Reference: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 11 B4
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Tracing of a petroglyph of a sloop-rigged boat with the superimposed date, 1820
Date: 1888
Reference: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 11 C4
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Tracing of a petroglyph of a single-masted vessel
Date: 1888
Reference: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 12 C24
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Tracing of a petroglyph that resembles the Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs for Nsaqmaminen (our Chief, as written in the Litany of the Holy Name)
Date: 1888
Reference: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 14 I6
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