The federally-appointed Agent for Indian Affairs in Yarmouth County from 1888 to 1896 was George R. Smith; his papers include correspondence to and from Ottawa, detailing interaction with the Mi’kmaq in southwestern Nova Scotia, and reflecting the early development of a large federal government agency charged with delivering services nationally to First Nations peoples.
Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from 4 July 1887 to 8 May 1896.
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Indian Affairs receipts and letters of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from Jan. 1889 to June 1898.
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Indian Affairs receipts of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from 3 Jan. 1891 to Dec. 1893.
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Indian Affairs letters of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: dating up to 1898.
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Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from July 1888 to April 1898.
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Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from May 1887 to August 1896.
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