1. Government Archives Division (GAD) reference number: | IT 237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Indian Affairs' consecutive number: | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Alternative Designation: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. RG 10 volume number: | 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Province(s): | Ont. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. Date: | October 6, 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. a) Aboriginal people(s): | "Ottawa, Chippewa and other Indians occupying the said Island" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) Aboriginal individuals: | Maisheguong-gai, Okemah-be-ness, J.B. Assiginock, Benjamin Assiginock, Nai-be-nesse- me, She-ne-tah-guw, George Ah-be-tos-o-mai, Paim-o-quo-naish-gung, Abence, Tai-bose-gai, A-to-nish-cosh,Nai-wau-dai-ge-zhik, Wau-kau- o-say, Keesh-kewanbik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. Other party(ies): | Hon. William McDougall, Superintendent General for Indian Affairs and William Spragge, Deputy Suerintendent for Indian Affairs on behalf of the Crown and the Government of the Province of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Type of document: | Surrender of land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Specific purpose(s): | Surrender of lands in consideration of a payment of 700 dollars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Land involved: | "Great Manitoulin Island" and the islands adjacent to it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Form: | Manuscript original | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Contents: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Maps: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Special Features: | - parchment - 16 totems - 13 small red wax seals, cracked with pieces missing situated on top of 13 pieces of pinkish ribbon (which are visible on p.6) - one large red wax seal on pink ribbon situated on a odd shaped piece of parchment folded into an odd triangular shape, probably used to cover top left corner of sheets and bind them together - red ink underlining on certification notation on the left edge of p.l |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16. Remarks: | -sheet one is yellowed, others sheets have scattered areas of yellowing -scattered ink spots and smears |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) NA/GAD/RG 10: | IT 238 - Copy of Order in council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): | Vol. I, p. 235-238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17. CROSS REFERENCES |