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Poor negative copy of what appears to be a letter regarding the petition of Groade and Davis in RG 1 vol. 420 no. 162a partially covered by a copy of the backer for the same. Seems to be a request for ungranted land. Mentions Queens County, Liverpool, and burial grounds.
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The Board of Land Commissioners for Queens County
beg leave most Respectfully, to Recommend the [Within] [Petition ]
to the favourable consideration of His Excellency Sir [James ]
Kempt _ . _ . _
Liverpool. January 30th. 1827
Benjamin [?Vinaut] } Board [of]
James [Gorham] } Land [Commissioners]
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 162b
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