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Abstract of disbursements to Mi'kmaq by the Committee Council and the House of Assembly.
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[written vertically[illegible - left edge torn]
of Disbursement by
the Committee of His
Majesty's Council, and
House of Assembly - for
relief of Indians, from
10th. December 1800_ to the
17th. June 1801.__
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£ 146..8..2
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[very faintly written]
laid before Committee of
assembly Sep[illegible] 1801
Mentions many place names and names of non-Mi'kmaq who received disbursements on behalf of Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 73
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