Nova Scotia Archives
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Letter from Louis Joe of St. Peter's, Cape Breton, on behalf of other Mi'kmaq, to Richard G. McDonnell requesting a response to petition forwarded to him on 10 Jan. 1865. handwritten note signed by RSMD noting signor was in favour of petition for sewer; council was not; leaves correspondence to Provincial Secretary. Handwritten note by Tupper, Prov. Sec., requesting to see original petition. Petition attached, requesting a seine 100 fathoms long for forty-two families. Note on back shows Lt. Gov. in favour; Executive could not grant seine.
Date: 1865
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 142
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