Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Petition of residents of Whycocomagh, Inverness County, requesting that the Mi'kmaq reserve be divided and half of it sold, with accompanying map. Mentions John Spry Morris.
Date: 1856
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 5 number 70
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