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Very brief summarized answers to George Monk's circular letter (RG 1 vol. 430 nos. 143 and 144) from Annapoolis, Pictou, Shelburne, Chester, Liverpool, Dorchester, Westmorland and Sissiboo.
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[Sissiboo]. John Taylor 15th. Janry: 1808 There are about Two hundred old & young near this place, who seem to be "satisfied with" "the Government tho' not jealous".
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Sir John Wentworth (the late Lieut. Governor) has presented the Indians near Halifax a supply of Powder & Shot, same few a little clothing, and others new Guns, or had their old ones repaired. ---
Date: 1807
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 147
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