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Letter from C. R. Leonard to Rupert George acknowledging the receipt of money and goods for the Mi'kmaq of Cape Breton.
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10
Sydney Cape Breton
27th December 1834
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter enclosing the sum of Ten pounds for the poor Indians of this Island and also to acquaint you that the two bundles containing blankets and [?Rugs] have arrived at the Sydney Mines in the Schooner Mary Ann John [Mayjack?] Master.
I have the honor to be
Your Obedient Servant
CE Leonard
Sir Rupert D George Bart
&c &c &c
Date: 1834
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 10
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