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Map showing lot no. 7 on the western bank of the southwest branch of the Marguerite [Margaree?] River of 1000 acres reserved for Mi'kmaq. Also shows Mi'kmaq presence on one of two islands in the River near the lot. No date or identification of surveyor.
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S.W. Branch of Marguerite River
No. 8
No. 7 Reserved for the Micmacs About 100 Acres (see the Warrant to James McRae)
N. 65 W. (in 1816) 97 chains
S. 40 W. (1816) 20.06
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Micmacs
Alder Island
Scale 20 chains to one Inch
![Map showing lot no. 7 on the western bank of the southwest branch of the Marguerite [Margaree?] River of 1000 acres reserved for Mi'kmaq. Also shows Mi'kmaq presence on one of two islands in the River near the lot. No date or identification of surveyor.](/images/mikmaq/201606212.jpg "Map showing lot no. 7 on the western bank of the southwest branch of the Marguerite [Margaree?] River of 1000 acres reserved for Mi'kmaq. Also shows Mi'kmaq presence on one of two islands in the River near the lot. No date or identification of surveyor.")
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 211
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