1831- Letter from Denoon asking for Land Grant for Mi'kmaq at Moodie Point

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Author: Hugh Denoon
Author: M. Dickason
Addressee: Sir Rupert George (Lieutenant Governor Nova Scotia)
Date Created
1831-03-08
Resource Type
Text
Genre
letter
Physical Form
text
Extent
1 item
Subject
Reserves
Dispossession
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Abstract
Letter from Denoon and Dickason asking for a tract of land owned by Thomas Moodie of Pictou to be granted to the Mi'kmaq living in the region. Denoon and Dickason state that the Mi'kmaq had lived at the land for some time, and that they were of opinion that it should be purchased and surveyed for them.
Origin Place Name
Pictou, NS
Language Code
eng