Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Claim against government for £4-0-0 for taking care of Mi'kmaq family and aiding Mi'kmaq woman during childbirth near Wentworth.
Date: 1866
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 6 number 74
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