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Letter from [?] of Pictou to Joseph Howe regarding the bearer of the letter and three other Mi'kmaq on their way from Pictou to Halifax who are determined to see the Governor about obtaining relief for Mi'kmaq of Pictou who are destitute.

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Pictou 19th Sept. 1849
The Honorable Jos Howe
The bearer of this with three other Indians called upon His Excellency when here for a day or two ago to ask assistance for the Indians in this County & presenting that they were in a very destitute state-His Excellency said he could do nothing for their unless their [case?] was properly brought before him & their statements duly authenticated -I can see no way in which this can be done but by the Indian commissioner [visiting?] them & judging for himself - The bearer & three others are determined to be off on Monday to see the Governor - possibly it would be in your power to put them in the way of getting some old coats & blankets -if they succeed in this object-it would be prudent to confine their recpts to what those applying were to receive for their own share . Yours [?] [signiture]

Date: 1849

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 52

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