Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Items regarding land in Nova Scotia that is not included within the Crown Reservations
Requested by Mi'kmaq Chief Philip Bernard including Warrant to the Chief Surveyor of Lands Charles Morris to measure and lay out 500 acres at St. Margaret's Bay, with Morris' reply, and original memorial from Bernard. Also, a memorial from Solomon Jeremiah, Michael Jeremiah, Joseph Glod and others regarding land upon which to settle.
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 26 1/2
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- What information do you think this document provides? What do you think it tells us about the past?
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