Nova Scotia Archives
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Accounts approved by M. Francklin, Superintendant of Indian Affairs
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1782 Amount brought forward £68..5..~
Jan'y 23d To 2 lb Powder & 8 lb Shott ..7..10
" [?] Cut flower 12/6 [?] Cut..Pork 28/.. 2..~..6
" a Blanket ~..10..8
3..~..~
Deliver'd a poor Indian Woman & family
from Chebonocada by order of Mr Bulkely
Feb'y 2d To 28 lb Pork ~..11..8
" 28 lb Flour ~..11..~
" 2 lb Powder ~..%..~
" 8 lb Shot 3/ a Blanket 10/ ~..13..~
2..3..6
Deliver'd an Indian family consisting of
eight by order from Mr Shipton
£73..8..8
April 12 4 lb Powder 16 lb Shott & 1 dos
flints old Indians from
Tatamagouche by order of Mr [illegible] 17
£74..5 [torn]
Halifax 13 April 1782
Approved
Mich Francklin
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
Date: 1782
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 24
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