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Account of Dr. George Murray for medical services rendered to Mi'kmaq and recommendation of Committee on Indian Affairs for payment in full of the same.
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Copy 100
The Province of Nova Scotia
In ap with
George Murray M.D. Dr
1859
April 14 To professional visit to Francis Fraser 25/ medicine 2/6 £ 1.7.6
15 ditto to ditto 25/ ditto 2/6 1.7.6
16 ditto to ditto 25/ ditto 2/6 1.7.6
15 ditto to ditto 25/ ditto 2/6 1.7.6
1860
Feby 14 To visit to Lewis Tom & dressing badly cut leg 40/. 2.0.0
[total] £7.10.0
Please state here the amount granted for the above with reasons for same.
The Committee were unanimous (therefor I as Chairman had no vote) that Dr George Murray should receive ten dollars and no more for the above Acc: The Committee thought five dollars a day for four successive days was too much for a poor indian. Twenty dollars in four days for visits and two dollars for medicines appeared too much for visits and too little for Medicine.
W.B. Webster M.D.
Chairman of Comt. on Indian Affairs.
Date: 1860
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 100
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