Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Draft of letter to Rupert George by Wiswall informing him of having had the land divided into lots. Describes the progress of the Mi'kmaq settlement in detail, outlining the difficulties in making it self-supporting. No date.
Retrieval no.: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 9
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