1862- Relief for Pictou Mi'kmaq and Census
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Letter from the parish priest in Pictou (possibly named Mclean) that outlines a shortage of blankets that was to be distributed to the Mi'kmaq in Pictou. Letter also contains a census of all male heads of family and their immediate family.
1862-01-11 1862-01-11
Census
“Pictou Jan’y 11th 1862 To the Honorable the Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia Sir, I received some time ago a supply of blankets for the poor Indians of this county which I distributed amongst them as far as they went. I am sorry to say that the supply was this year so very small that I could not even give one blanket to each family, and what is one blanket for a family of seven or eight? I hope the finances of the Province have not just fallen so low as not to afford a few blankets to keep the poor creatures warm at this inclement season of the year. I only gave a list of the Indian families in this quarter with the number of souls in each, I am sir, Your most obdt. And humble servant, Alexr. [] P.P., Pictou [Pg. 2] Number of Indian Families in Pictou and Merigomish Nathan Paul Chief… 8x (No. in family) Joe Toney…8x Capt. Tonnie…3x Francis Paul…4x Peter Paul…4x Peter Paul…2x John []…4x Gregor Paul…6x Michael Francis…2x Noel Francis…4x Peter Paul…4 Matthew Paul…5x Frances []…8x Widow James Prosper…6x Abram Kettle…7 [] [] Widow…2x Thomas Wilmot….9 Kepham Noel…4 John Beetle…3x John Cape Breton…3 Joe Phillip…4x Michael Phillip…6x Joseph Phillip…5 [] []…1 [Pg. 3] Sapier Paul…3 Harry Mahone…3x Peter James widow…3x Louis Tom Louis…2x Louis Tom…6x Peter Sapier…3x Widow [] []…1x Simon Sapier…3x Noel Joe…6 Anapauline [?] Sapier widow…1x Joseph Labob…5 John []…2 Peter Tom very []…1 Frances Paul Fraser…2 John Toney…3x [] Wilmot…3x N.B. Those marked with a cross [x] have got a blanket, and those with no mark after their names got nothing. I trust in God these poor creatures will be [] to further delay for they are really in a state of suffering. J. Mclean, P.P.
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia, RG1, Vol. 431 (Indian Commissioner Series), file 133
