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Account of disbursement to Mi'kmaq by the Committee of His Majesty's Council and House of Assembly at Halifax. 1800.
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Account of Disbursements
To Indians, by order of
The Committee of His Majestys
Council & House of Assembly
between the 10th decemb : 1800
& 17th June 1801, at Halifax!
£ 141: 14 . 2
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Mentions many place names and names of non-Mi'kmaq people who received disbursements on behalf of Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1800
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 76
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