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Letter from James McLeod of Sydney to Joseph Howe regarding £40 for Mi'kmaq relief in Cape Breton.
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63
Indian
affairs
The Honble
J. McLeod
Sydney 14 th May
1852
My dear Sir,
Enclosed you have [illegible] for my faithful performance of the Office of Indian Commissioner I have drawn on receiver General for forty pounds as you directed Is the money to be Confined to the use of the Indians in the Counties of Cape Breton and Victoria or is a share of it to be given to the Indians at St. Peter's in the County of Richmond, my commission only Extends to these residing in Cape Breton & Victoria and is quite enough formed to attend to as W. Crawley do not Wish to take further trouble or responsibility in these matters,
Yours truly
James McLeod
Hon. Joseph Howe Pro. Sec.
Date: 1852
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 63
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