Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Petition of John Campbell asking for land east of the Mi'kmaq chapel on Chapel Island.
Microfilm 15762
Date: 1842
Retrieval no.: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests — Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - McGrigor John & Others
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