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Receipt from James Archibald for 15 pounds received on account from M. Wallace as per item at RG 1 vol. 430 no. 141.
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Halifax 3rd March 1803
Received from The Commissioners for Relief of Indians by the hand of Michael Wallace Treasurer of the Province Fifteen pounds on Account for Supplys to Indians at Truro by order of the Commissioners James Archibald
Date: 1803
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 142
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