1865- Letter Pertaining to Payment for House built by Mi'kmaq man in Pictou County

Letter written by Indian Commissioner Samuel Fairbanks asking about a request for payment from a Mi'kmaq man in Pictou County. Fairbanks stated that the House of Assembly in Halifax granted permission for four Mi'kmaq (one in Pictou, three in Antigonish) to be repaid $20 for building houses, which would come from the Indian Fund (which was an account where all monies from land sales were placed). Fairbanks was unsure if this was the correct way to fund house building, as the fund was supposed to be used to clothe and feed "distressed" Mi'kmaq people.