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Letter from William Chearnley, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to Joseph Howe, Provincial Secretary, regarding 500 great coats to be received to distribute this year (1849) among the Mi'kmaq.
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55
Halifax N. S.
Decr 7th 18[5 OR 4?]9
Sir
In answer to your
letter dated Decr 6th. 59.
I have the [Honor?] to
acquaint [illegible] for the
information of His
Excellency The Lieut.
Governor. That I will
require This year the
number of Five Hundred
Great Coats for distribution
amongst the
MicMac Tribe of Indians
in this Province
I have the Honor
to be Sir
your obedient Serv[an]t.
William Chearnley
Comr. Indian Affairs
The Honble
The Provincial Secretary
&c &c &c
[written on left edge]
150 [Aug?]
150. , 13
Date: 1849
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 55
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