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Abbe Sigogne to Sir Rupert George requesting relief for the Mi'kmaq under his care. Notes that at this season, few Mi'kmaq are in Clare but are spread throughout Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth and Argyle.
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Clare 15th - Feby - 1851
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[Revd] [L] Sigogne
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Respecting Indians
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Date: 1831
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 177
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