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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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The Honorable Jos. Howe Halifax


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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