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Letter from George Oxley reporting the distress of some Mi'kmaq in the neighbourhood of Ramsheg [perhaps Ram's Head or Ramsey, or a place name no longer in use.] requests relief for letter bearer, Lewis Tony, and other Mi'kmaq named and described.
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[Mr.?]
[S S M?]
George Oxley
Ramsheg 4th February
1803.
reporting the distress of
some Indians in that
neighbourhood __
__answered:__
Charles Morris and Michl. Wallace Esquires
Halifax
![Letter from George Oxley reporting the distress of some Mi'kmaq in the neighbourhood of Ramsheg [perhaps Ram's Head or Ramsey, or a place name no longer in use.] requests relief for letter bearer, Lewis Tony, and other Mi'kmaq named and described.](/images/mikmaq/201606596.jpg "Letter from George Oxley reporting the distress of some Mi'kmaq in the neighbourhood of Ramsheg [perhaps Ram's Head or Ramsey, or a place name no longer in use.] requests relief for letter bearer, Lewis Tony, and other Mi'kmaq named and described.")
Mentions names and conditions several Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1803
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 127
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