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Letter from McLeod, Arasaig to Lt. Gov. Campbell regarding relief for Mi'kmaq. Includes requests from Merigomish and Pictou.
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would occur and ultimately result
in [in -crossed out] drawing the wandering Children
of the Forest to habits of industry
[?of] a settled [?House OR Home]
The undersigned beg
leave to recommend to Your Excellencys
attention Peter Toney the bearer of
[this], he is the acknowledged Cheif [chief]
of the Mickmack tribe in this section
of the Province and is a Sober [?honest]
industrious [Man], Willing to do more for
his Breatheren [Brethren] than his strength or ability
will allow.
We therefore trust that
Your Excellency will appropriate a
liberal share of the money placed
at Your Excellencys disposal for
the relief of the Indians of [this]
Province
[Tho] [B] [McLeod] P.[R.] St. [?Margaret - cut off]
[?Thomas] [?Jos] [?Cambell] [L.] [P.]
Date: 1835
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 14
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