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Memorandum of Dr. Jennings regarding expenses incurred on account of the Mi'kmaq near Dartmouth and Maitland during his attendence on them and the reduction of his charges.
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Memorandum relative to the
Expenses incurred on account of the
Indians near Dartmouth and Maitland
During my attendance on them -
The following is a copy with explanations
of the bill furnished the Government
Medical attendance at £2 per day
Horse hire at s10/- per day Q £ 90.0.0
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Medicine at [currency?] per day for each
Indian while under treatment } 11.0.0
Medicine administered and
Left with the Indians at
Subenachedie & Maitland } 0.15.0
Horse hire for Dr. Richardson,
his servant, an Indian, and
Myself } 8.10.0
Expenses of travelling (four persons
for six days) including hay, oats
Stabling &c for two horses } 9.15.0
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£ 120-0-0
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Instead of the above amount only £85 were
granted by the House of Assembly, -
My attendance was as follows
For thirty four days a total sacrifice
of my private practice was made. At that
Season of the year its average value is
£2 per day. This year it must have
realized more, an unusual degree of Sickness
Existing, I was not in bed sooner
Than from two to four oclock in the
Morning during my whole attendance
using every exertion in my power

[?Q] Only £55 granted for attendance [written vertically on left edge]


Date: 1847

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 43

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