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Letter from H.W. Crawley of Sydney to Joseph Howe, Prov. Sec., regarding the Mi'kmaq request for seeds for the 1848 growing season and encouragement of agriculture among the Mi'kmaq.
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Will, no doubt, apply to the Priest at L'Ardoise, Mr Courteau, whose appointment I lately observed in the Gazette.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient,
humble servant,
H.W. Crawley
(Written vertically)
Mr. Crawley
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Indians
[illegible] [?the or to] [sum OR him] to [?draw]
for £100 to be decided
between himself and
Mr Courteaux, at their
discretion.
Date: 1848
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 48
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