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Letter from Howe to Irwin agreeing to assist Irwin in publishing his Mi'kmaq grammar/textbook by subscription; he will not subsidize the publication from the Indian Affairs budget.
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another Hundred Dollars or consent to take a certain
number of copies at the Subscription price. If you
will meet me at Pictou], and bring the Ms with you,
I will examine it and consult with you as to the
best mode of placing it creditably before the world.
Yours truly
Jos Howe
Mr Daniel Krolland
Chester Basin
See also RG 1 vol. 432 pp. 159-161.
Date: 1843
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 162-163
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