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Receipt of Robert Thomas for payment received for 22 1/2 pairs of blankets.
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Halifax NS
Tho[ma]s. James Esqr
1836
To Rob[er]t. Romans Dr
Decr_ 12. 22 ½ p[air]s Blankets 11/- [?£] 12-7-6
1837
May 1 Rec'd payt Robert Thomas
Date: 1837
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 25
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