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Mr. Fulton's return and reports of the state of the Mi'kmaq in Colchester. 1801.
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Mr. Fultons Report
of the State of the Indians
in the District of Colchester
3d March 1801
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Return of the
Indians in the
District of Colchester
Many Mi'kmaq names mentioned. Describes specific families, their industries and characters. Mentions the Mi'kmaq here can generally speak English and support themselves and their families, but are little disposed to farming.
Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 55
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