1. Government Archives Division (GAD) reference number: | IT 035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Indian Affairs' consecutive number: | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Alternative Designation: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. RG 10 volume number: | 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Province(s): | Ont. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. Date: | June 30, 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. a) Aboriginal people(s): | Chippawa Nation of Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) Aboriginal individuals: | Meatoosawkee and others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. Other party(ies): | Alexander McKee, DSGIA for King George III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Type of document: | Surrender of land and
extinguishment of title - Docket titles: "Deed of Conveyance" "Provisional Agreement" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Specific purpose(s): | Surrender or release of land in consideration of the sum of 1200 pounds Quebec currency in value of goods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Land involved: | Island of St. Joseph situated in the strait joining Lakes Huron and Superior being approximately 120 miles in circumference including all woods and water lying thereon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Form: | Manuscript original or duplicate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Contents: |
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14. Maps: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Special Features: | - 8 seals covered p. 1-2, -9 totems on p. 1-2 -2 totems on p. 4 -main text of document is written within a border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16. Remarks: | Tissue laminated - document was originally one sheet but it probably tore along the horizontal fold line and now sheet one is the top portion and sheet two is the bottom portion - one totem is divided on each sheet, p. 1-2 - edges torn, worn and small pieces missing - top left corner missing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17. CROSS REFERENCES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) NA/GAD/RG 10: | IT 036 - original
duplicate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) Indian Treaties & Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): | Vol. I, p. 27-29 |