Nova Scotia Archives
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Faint letter from George Smith to George regarding the purchase of land for the Mi'kmaq at Pictou. Refers to RG 1 vol. 430 no. 186a.
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[be] carried into effect without [more] [funds, [I have] [tried] various ways [accomplish] [the] [illegible] objects [illegible] could [wish].
I have the Honor to be
the
Your [illegible] obdt
Geo. Smith
[Sir] Rupert D. George [Bart]
&c &c &c
Date: 1831
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 186b
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