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Letter to George reporting that he has met with the Mi'kmaq of Pictou who have advised that they are anxious to make a permanent settlement at Boat Harbour, now owned by a Thomas Mudie of Pictou. Tract consists of 500 acres and Mi'kmaq want 100 acres on the eastern side of his tract.
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obtaining possession of 100 acres on the Eastern side
of it, upon which Mudie puts the price of
£140 [?Currency] _ upon investigating the [tittle - crossed out] title of
Mudie to this Lot of Land, as far as we have had it
in our power to do so. we are of opinion that some
difficulty on that point might hereafter arise, unless
it is [cured] by the lapse of time; of this however we
suppose Mr [Twining] would be [better] able to give an
opinion that could be depended upon, and should it
become necessary, we beg to refer His Excellency to [these]
Gentleman on this subject. If His Excellency has available
funds for this purpose, and the lot the Indians are desirous
of obtaining can be procured for the £100 ~, we think
the experiment well worth the trying, and as far as
our [?services] can be made to further an object
calculated to [do - written above so insert here]
so much good to these unfortunate [wonderers?]
His Excellency may rely on [?their] [?being] most gladly
rendered, in which we make no doubt of having
Mr.


Date: 1831

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 186a

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