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Letter from Jonathon Crane of Horton to Brenton, Morris and Wallace regarding his inability to meet the needs of all the Mi'kmaq in the County.
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Age & others lately deliver'd of Children in
this think I have Acted Agreeable to the
[sense?] of the House when discussing on that
Subject, My Accot. has and will be under
the Quota of Money Granted in proportion
to the Number of distress'd Indians in
this County, I once mentioned this [underlined] to your
[Mr.] Wallace who said I must write you
regularly on this Subject, notwithstand[in]g
any informallity in this respect, when you
see my small Accot. & Explanations thereon
I trust it will meet your fullest approbation.
with Greatest respect
Gents,
Your very Hum[bl]e. Servant
Jonathan Crane
Messrs.
Brenton
Morris
Wallace
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Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 59
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