Transcript of Treaty IT-257/IA-124 (1), (1817)
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Indian Treaties and Surrenders: From 1680 to 1890 Vol. I-II.
(Ottawa: Brown Chamberlin [Queen's Printer], 1891)
No.124
THIS INDENTURE, made on the eighteenth day of July, in the fifty-
seventh year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord King George the Third,
and in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen between the
undersigned Chiefs and Warriors of the Chippeaway or Sautaux Nation,
and the Killistine or Cree Nation, on the one part, and the Right
Honorable Thomas Earl of Selkirk, on the other part, Witnesseth: that
for and in consideration of the annual present or quit-rent herein after
mentioned the said Chiefs have given, granted and confirmed and do by
these presents give, grant and confirm unto Our Sovereign Lord the King,
all that tract of land adjacent to Red River and Assiniboyne River,
beginning at the mouth of the Red River and extending along the same as
far as the Great Forks at the mouth of Red Lake River and along the
Assiniboyne River as far as the Musk Rat River, otherwise called
Rivière des Champignons, and extending to the distance of six miles
from Fort Douglas on every side, and likewise from Fort Daer, and also
from the Great Forks, and in other parts extending in breadth to the
distance of two English statute miles back from the banks of the said
river, on each side, together with all the appurtenances whatsovever
of the said tract of land, to have and to hold forever the said
tract of land and appurtenacnes, to the use of the said Earl
of Selkirk and of the settlers being established thereon,
with the consent and permission of Our Sovereign Lord the King,
or of the said Earl of Selkirk; provided always, and these
presents are under the express condition, that the said Earl, his
heirs and successors, or their agents, shall annually pay to the
Chief and Warriors of the Chippeway or Saulteaux Nation the
present or quit-rent, consisting of one hundred pounds weight of good
and merchantable tobacco, to be delivered on or before the tenth day of
October at the Forks of Assiniboyne River, and to the Chiefs and
Warriors of Killistine or Cree Nation a like present or quit-rent of one
hundred pounds weight of tobacco, to be delivered to them on or before
the said tenth day of October at Portage de la Prairie, on the banks of
Assiniboyne River, provided always that the traders hitherto
established upon any part of the above mentioned tract of land shall not
be molested in the possession of the lands which they have already
cultivated and improved till His Majesty's pleasure shall be known.
In WITNESS THEREOF the Chiefs aforesaid have set their marks, at the
Forks of the Red River, on the day aforesaid.
Signed in presence of: MATCHIE WHEWAB, his (totem) mark ,
SELKIRK, Le Sonnant.
THOMAS THOMAS, MECHKADETTINNAH, his (totem) mark,
JAMES BIRD, La Robe Noire.
F. MATTHEY, Captain, KAYAGUSKEBINOA, his (totem) mark,
P.D. ORSONNIOS, Captain, L'Homme Noir
MILES MCONNNELL, PEGWISS, his (totem) mark,
J. BT. CHS. DELORIMIER, OUCKIDOAT, his (totem) mark,
LOUIS NOLIN, Interpreter. Premier.