Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide
Petition of Joseph Paul to James Kempt on behalf of his elderly father, Peter Paul, Horton Corners, requesting relief. Includes a note that 1000 acres are reserved for Mi'kmaq in the rear of Horton township as well as a tract of several thousand acres in its vicinity on which the Mi'kmaq might be accomodated.
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Petition of Joseph Paul - an Indian -
Mr. [illegible]. 16 Feb 1825
His Excellency Sir James Kempt, etc. etc. etc.
There is one thousand acres of Land Reservd for Indians in the Rear of Horton Township & a large Tract of several thousand acres in its vicinity, on which the Indians might be accomodated if any means could be found to pay for their survey & they [upon] to Point out the Situation they [illegible] [illegible]
C Morris
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Date: 1825
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 161 1/2