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stances of dissipation have occurred among them than usual.
I hope you will be able to pay an early visit to this quarter, and you will please advise me of the time before you come, that I may arrange for getting a good meeting of the Tribe for you -- in the mean time I would like to know your opinion of the plan of instructing them on the Island, and whether it would be adviseable to make an experiment this year.
I am yours truly
Jas. Dawson.

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From M. Dawson
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Pictou 29th Sep 1842.
Hon Jos Howe.
Dear Sir
I am without a reply to two communications sent you.
The object of writing you at present is this -- Rev. W. O'Reilly called on me the other day, wishing to know whether the terms of the present Indian Grant permitted you to apply any part to medical aid, the reason why he wishes to know this is, that several of the Tribe here, are as he states labouring at present under dangerous diseases, and the overseers