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Letter from Edmond Dodd of Sydney to Thomas James, Provincial Secretary, regarding his acknowledgement of the receipt of 45 pairs of blankets to be distributed to the most destitute Mi'kmaq in Cape Breton.
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Sydney 15 Dec 1835
Mr. Dodd, Indian
Recd 4 Jan 36
Date: 1835
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 20
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