Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
List of Mi'kmaq residing in the district surrounding Fort Edward, Windsor, Nova Scotia with a listing of what was sold to the Mi'kmaq (fish and furs)
Date: 1767
Retrieval no.: Isaac Deschamps Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 258 item 10 – pages 24-27
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