1883-03-24

In collections

Object Details
Title

1883-03-24

Subject

Timber
Firewood
Woodlands
Fencing
Boundaries
Indian Reserve
Land
Resources
Logging

Description

Chief and Captain of Pictou Landing Indian Band requested that Indian Agent MacDonald request that the Department of Indian Affairs allot $3000 to purchase 30 acres of woodland for the purpose of providing fuel and fence posts for the reserve.

Date

1883-03-24
1883-03-24

Contributors

Roderick McDonald (Indian Agent) (correspondent)
Superintendent General of Indian Affairs

Type

Personal correspondence

Identifier

RG10, Vol. 7761, File 27058. http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12050/1635?r=0&s=4

Transcription

"Sir: The Chief and the Captain consider that there is a scarcity of wood for fuel and poles for fencing their reserve at Pictou, and if [] season they asked me to communicate with the Department and ascertain if would be willing to grant the sum of $300.00 to purchase a piece of land containing about thirty acres. This lost, owned by Mr. Smth Copeland..."

Language

eng

Citation