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Grants 1858 for Mi'kmaq per Report of Committee.
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Grants 1858 for Indians per Report of Committee

Provincial Secretary to Pay Michael Keamey for Blankets b.11.4 [checkmark]
do do b.16.8 [checkmark]
William Murray & Co do 9.10.9 [checkmark]
do do 15.19.6 [chmk]
John Essow & Co for provisions to 1.12.6 [chmk] 34.10.9 [chmk] 12 May 1838
Overseers Poor Township Sydney their bill for Support of G. Gabriel 5.2.4
To pay Neil McMullen his bill in full 2.12.6
". " Coroners Bill in full 1.13.10
William McQueen North Sydney his bill 23 June 1838 3.0.0. 12.8.8
Overseers of Poor for Eastern District of Parrsboro to pay Francis Carroll for supplies 2.15.21/2
Jacob J. DeWolf do. 5.12.6 8.7.8 27 May 1838
Overseers Poor for district of Pugwash to pay H. G. Pineo's bill supplies 2.0.0


Date: 1858

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 91

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