Letter from James Dawson of Pictou to Howe regarding the state of the Mi'kmaq on Merigomish Island. Includes Howe's response, agreeing to send seeds to Merigomish.
Date: 1843
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records - Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 194-196
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Letter from Andrew Henderson of Albion Vale to Joseph Howe regarding the request of Charles Glode for assistance to build a house. Note on the bottom of the letter says Howe wrote to Henderson authorizing ten pounds to Glode to help in building a house.
Date: 1843
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records - Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 221-222
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Petition of Edwin Jeans, Surgeon and Health Officer at Sydney, Cape Breton, praying remuneration for vaccinating several Mi'kmaq families for small pox.
Date: 1830
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 42 number 1
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Petition from the Mi'kmaq of Bras d'Or for aid in building a chapel.
Date: 1841
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 43 number 100
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Petition of Francis Speir, a Mi'kmaq from Merigomish, Pictou County, asking for agricultural implements for the Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1842
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 48
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Petition from the County of Pictou for assistance to the Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1843
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 62
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Petition of Francis Paul, Chief of the Mi'kmaq, for financial aid.
Date: 1844
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 93
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Petition of forty Mi'kmaq at Windsor, Hants County, for aid for their distressed state.
Date: 1845
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 135
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Petition of Gabriel Anthony, Chief of the Mi'kmaq in the western part of the province, for funds for blankets.
Date: 1846
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 142
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Petition of the Board of Health, Pictou County, recommending the payment of the annexed bill for attending the sick Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1847
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 9
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Petition of Dr. Charles Bent of Pugwash, Cumberland County, for compensation for medical attendance on Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1849
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 128
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Petition of C.C. Hamilton of Cornwallis, Kings County, for compensation for medical services to Mi'kmaq.
Date: 1849
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 136
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Petition of Peter Toney on behalf of himself and the Mi'kmaq residing at Merigomish, Pictou County, for relief from distress.
Date: 1849
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 144
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Petition from Pictou regarding the distress of the Mi'kmaq there.
Date: 1849
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 154
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Petition of the Chiefs and Captains of the Mi'kmaq on Nova Scotia for aid to make farms.
Date: 1850
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Assembly petitions series Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 162
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