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Return of the state of the Mi'kmaq at and near Tatamagouche. From Alexander Waugh.
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Tatmagouch 22 May [1801?]
Gentlemen agreeable to your Instructions I send to you an acct of the indines [indians] that Properly belong to the Harbour of Tatmagouch Including the River John
(1) [Lui?] Tonie & his wife [3?] males Above 12 years
2 younger 1 feamel [female] {this family is verry industrous and Dos a great Deal of work to the Inhabi-tants
2 Charles Tonie no wife at Present a sober Indin
2 males & 2 females above 12 years
2 males younger
3 Joseph Tonie & wife industrous Indins [he?] [coopers?] a little
2 males & 2 females above 12 years
1 male younger
4 Daniel Tonie & wife a great Drunkard and verry saucy
2 males above 12 years
1 Dito younger
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5 John [Batist?] Tonie & wife a verry Lazy Indin
2 males 5 years old
1 femal younger
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River John Indins
1 Francis [ Wilomt?] & wife a sober industres Indin
3 males from 5 years and [illegible] younger
2 John wilmot & wife a sober Indin
3 males 2 females above 12 years
3 females younger
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(2) [Lui?] Tonie is the Person who has the most influence over the Indins in this Place- he Can speak the Inglish Language verry well- he Likewise shoes a [Disposion?] to Settle he Left Tatmagouch this Spring on acount of the small pox , and is planting in Ramshig
Mentions names of heads of families and gives character descriptions and additional information.
Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 70
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