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Letter from William Chearnley to Joseph Howe in response to Bobie petition defending relief efforts in the four counties of Queens, Kings, Lunenburg and Shelburne.
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[P?] Bobie Indian
Complaint &
Remarks of Capt
Chearnley


See also RG 1 vol. 431 nos. 78, 79.

Date: 1854

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 80

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