Item discusses the acknowledgment of Ross's complaints about the quality of the provisions; bad flour was no doubt substituted somewhere for the quality supply sent from Halifax; Mr. Elder probably responsible; mentions visit of Mary; Kiens is to sail shortly with some provisions, also some seeds for the Agricultural Society; Hunt's family cut off from rations.
Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 794 number 48
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