Nova Scotia Archives
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Letter from Monk to Wallace enclosing the letter from Ratchford (RG 1 vol. 430 no. 89) for consideration by the Commissioners of Indian Affairs.
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Geo: H. Monk Esq.
Windsor 6th December 1801
inclosing a Letter from Parrsboro about Indians
Michael Wallace Esq
Treasurer etc etc
Halifax
Date: 1801
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 90
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