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Letter from Thomas Crawley to William Hill regarding Mi'kmaq lands in Cape Breton, his office and other matters.
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To the right owners _ I hear Sir Rupert has taken
a [frisk?] to Paris- Will not Sir Peregrine's absence be the
cause of shortening his visit to that dissipated Capital?
I remain with great respect
Dear Sir
yours sincerely
T Crawley
29th_ Decr. 1829
Date: 1829
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 170
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