Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Joshua Frost's letter to Sir John Wentworth about the distress of the Mi'kmaq at Cape Sable regarding the disruption of their hunting and fishing by "the white people."
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Your Excellency Most Obediant
Most Humble Servant
Joshua Frost
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Sir John Wentworth
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 71
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