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Abstract of fees Attourney-General, Clerk of the Crown, and Sheriff on "intrusion causes" for the last three years. First of the ten cases listed fall under "Intrusions on Indian reserves in Cape Breton." Dated Halifax.

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Abstract of fees of Attorney General Clerk of the Crown and Sherriff
on Intrusion Causes in the [?Superior OR Supreme] Court at Halifax for the [last? - right edge torn]
three years.

Intrusions on Indian Reserve in Cape Breton
Att. General Clerk, Crown [?Sheriff]
The Queen - Aug. McKay £ 4 . 7 " " 1 . 16 . 6 1 . 8
" [Ead?] " [Ang.] Mattheson 4.7 " " 1 . 16. 6 3.9. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " [Hen.?] McLeod 4.7 " " 1 . 16. 6 3.6. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " [Murd.?] [McLeeuwan?] 4.7 " " 1 . 16. 6 3.10.[illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " Quarrie McQuarrie 3.19.6 1 . 16. 6 3.9. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " [?Nod.] [McLeuwan?] 4.7." " 1 . 16. 6 3.8. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " Dond. Nickleson 4.7." " 1 . 16. 6 3.8. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " Malc. McLeod 4.7." " 1 . 16. 6 1.8. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " [Murd.?] McAuley 4.7." " 1 . 16. 6 1.8. [illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " [Ken.?] Campbell 4.7." " 1 . 16. 6 3.7. [illegible - right edge torn]
Intrusion on [Free?] [Stone?] Quarries at Joggins in Cumberland
The Queen " Jos. [?Read] } 24.6.8 3.15.6 1.1. [right edge torn]
Additional Fees Special [?Jury] Witnesses &c } "- "-"- 28.1.1 "-" [right edge torn]

Various Intrusions on Crown Lands
The Queen " Robt. [?H.] Masters & al 10.2.6 1.9.6 7.[illegible - right edge torn]
" [Ead?] " Jno. Mailman 3.19. - " 14.6 " " [illegible - right edge torn]
" Ead " Jas. Pollock & al 5.1.6 " .16.6 1.10 [illegible - right edge torn]
" Ead " Wm. Brittain. & al 7.16." 1.5.6 4." [illegible - right edge torn]
" Ead " [Danl.?] Kavanagh 6.13." 1.2.6 "." [illegible - right edge torn]
On Repeal of [Jacob?] Marriotts Grants 7.4.4 "."." "."."
Writ of [?Ancouvea] [?Maures], Alias, & Plures, in Cape Breton [Intrusion?] [?Causes]
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£108.5.6 £67.10.1 £43.6.[2?]

Crown Office Halifax
31th January 1840

Recd the above £108.5.16 [illegible]
Received the above amounts [illegible] £110.16.3 18th Feb.1840.

I do hereby certify that the above costs are extracted from the Bills of
Costs in the respective suits [?taxed in my office to the Attorney General, [?Clerk]
of the Crown and Sherriff &c

[?J.W.] [?illegible]
Clerk of the Crown
110.16.3

Date: 1840

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 189

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