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Letter from the Military Secretary's Office to Lt. Gov. Kempt advising that the commmissary has been instructed to release the presents for the Mi'kmaq in his charge as required.
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Mil[itary]. Secretary's Office
Halifax November 29.
1824
Sir/
I have it in [ illegible] from
His Excellency Sir Howard Douglas to
intimate to Your Honor that in
compliance with your request the
Deputy Commissioner General is
instructed to issue on Your Honors'
Order [such?] of the Indian Presents
in his charge as may be from time to
time required for the use of those
people~
I have the honor to be
Your Honors most obedient
Humble Servant
[G Couper?]
His Honor
the [President?]
of Nova Scotia
Date: 1824
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 161
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