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James Hughes, Superintendent, Indian Affairs to Lt. Colonel Napier, Right Arm and Secretary, Indian Affairs

item10 Apr 1839F2165-f28-235

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Dates
10 Apr 1839 (indexed as 1839)
Level
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Extent
1 item of textual record
Scope & content
Letter: reporting on claim of Nipissings and Algonquins to the territory from Point D'Orignal to Lake Nipissing. States that squatters have taken possession of Islands, parts of Islands, and lots of land on both banks of the Ottawa River claimed by the Nipissing and Algonquin Tribes as hunting grounds. Requests on behalf of the Nipissing and Algonquin Tribes that Captn. Ducharme be authorized to accompany them up the Ottawa to obtain leases from the squatters on their hunting grounds
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Language
English
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