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Return of the names of Mi'kmaq scholars taught in the school district of Bristol in the County of Queens whereof Patrick Gough is the teacher.
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Return  of  the  names  of  Indian  Scholars  taught  in  the  school
district  of  Bristol  in  the  County  of  Queen's  where  of  Patrick  Gough  is  the  Teacher  Commencing  the  first  week  of  January  last  viz.
No.  Names                    Ages                 Studies  
1      John  Williams                   28     Reading  and  Writing
2      Joseph  Jeremy            48     Spelling  do  do
3      Abraham  [Lusey?]       30     do    "      do  
4      Alexander  Jeremy       22     do    "      do
5      Petey  Toney          25     do    "      do
6      James  Jeremy     13     do    "      do
7      Mary  Ann  Gruad     18     do    "      do
8      Madaline  Maltie         16     do    "      do
9      Madaline  Jeremy     13     do    "      do
10    Ozett  Jeremy                     11     do    "      do
11    Peter  Paul            25     do    "      do
12    James  Toney         28     "      "      "
13    Peter  Gruad          12       "      "      "
14    Joseph  Gruad       12     "      "      "
15    Joseph  Maltie       30     "      "      "
         Liverpool  April  5th
                                   1843


Date: 1843

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 187

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