Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Letter from Howe to William Faulkner requesting Faulkner to lay off the Shubenacadie reserve in 100 acre farm lots and to forward the plan of the same to Howe
Also authorizes monies to be paid to Gorham Paul to help persuade him to rebuild his house on the reserve and move back into it.
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 69-70a
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