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.
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Timber--
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Firewood--
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Woodlands--
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Fencing--
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Boundaries--
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Indian Reserve--
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Land--
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Resources--
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Logging
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"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..."