Nova Scotia Archives
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Letter from Chearnley to Howe reporting the number of Mi'kmaq resident in Guysborough.
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I have this [?day]
written to [illegible]
on the subject.
I am very particular
in my
endeavours to
ascertain
the exact
Nos of the MicMacs
"under my charge"
wishing to inform
the Govt. [to] a
[certainty] [illegible]
Ever Yours
Sincerely
Wm Chearnley
Date: 1860
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 111
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