[Chief states that his 'people are poor [with] no hunting ground' and requests aid]

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Title
[Chief states that his 'people are poor [with] no hunting ground' and requests aid]
Contributors
Author: Peminout, Louis Benjamin, or Paussamigh Pemmenauweet
Addressee: Victoria
Date Created
1841-01
Note
Author: PEMINOUT Louis Benjamin, or Paussamigh Pemmenauweet (Chief of 'Micmac Tribe of Indians' in Nova Scotia)
Recipient: VICTORIA (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
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Text
Local Identifier
DOC-0355
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PETITION
Item Location
Library and Archives Canada, MG11, Series CO217, Vol. 179, ff. 406-408, Reel B1076
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