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Account regarding survey of Malagawatch

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The Province of Nova Scotia
To D. B.McNab [Ds] -
1833
July 24th.
To laying out a tract of land for the
Indians of Malagowatchkt [Malagawatch] } £2-15-0
" travel 15/_ assistant 9/_ Return ________ 2/6 1-6-6
" paid for provisions___________________________" 14-0
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£4-15-6

D.B.McNab. ASofLds [assistant surveyor of lands?]

Sworn before me
25th July 1833 _
Chas.. McNab J Peace

Date: 1833

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 4

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