[Diary excerpt discusses a visit with a Mi'kmaq family living in a wigwam near Pinette Point (Prince Edward Island) who hunted and fished 'for the Charlotte Town market' and notes that generally the 'few fish that come in to Charlotte Town market are brou

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[Diary excerpt discusses a visit with a Mi'kmaq family living in a wigwam near Pinette Point (Prince Edward Island) who hunted and fished 'for the Charlotte Town market' and notes that generally the 'few fish that come in to Charlotte Town market are brought in by the Indians.' It also states that the Mi'kmaq generally were 'continually wandering']
Contributors
Author: Douglas, Thomas
Date Created
1803-08
Note
Author: DOUGLAS Thomas (5th Earl of Selkirk)
Recipient: [NOT APPLICABLE]
Type
Text
Subject (Geographic)
Charlottetown
Local Identifier
DOC-0276
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Document Type
DIARY
Item Location
Library and Archives Canada, Selkirk Papers, MG 19, Series E1, Vol. 74, pp. 19384, 19402-19412, 19446-19455
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