Nova Scotia Archives
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Complaint filed on behalf of the inhabitants of Whycocomagh concerning animosity between the Mi'kmaq and two non-Mi'kmaq encroachers, Donald Morrison and Philip McDonald. Also included are the Report and Annual Accounts of the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Names mentioned.
Date: 1850
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 4 number 87
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