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Copy of letter from the Committee of His Majesty's Council and House of Assembly regarding supplied for the relief of distressed Mi'kmaq
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degree by your situation enforcing, that such a system may in a short time be adopted, as will more effectively serve the poor creatures, and relieve the Government from their constant importunities; and the Committe will in that event have great satisfaction in reporting to the Legislature, the beneficial effects of your Agency, so as to intitle you to its consideration.
Enclosed you have an invoice of the articles sent from hence, with a receipt for their shipment, which I hope you will soon receive in safety.
To
Edward Irish. and Timothy [Hurlipy?] [illegible] Esqr.
At Antigonish Sydney County
Date: 1800
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 34
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