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New Ross: From Family to Community

Letter from Lord Dalhousie, Sherbrooke settlement to Captain Ross

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Item advises rum rationing is to be discontinued; Ross may sell the remainder of the present supply; using the proceeds to help settlers; rum rations have been discontinued by Dalhousie in new settlement of Annapolis and several other new settlements; as for German settlers, he will substitute some other commodity than rum in their provisions. Note: This item is encapsulated with the incorrect reference number. It should be no. 44.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 794 number 44

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