Transcript of Treaty IT-278/IA-142, (1874)

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Indian Treaties and Surrenders: From 1680 to 1890 Vol. I-II.
(Ottawa: Brown Chamberlin [Queen's Printer], 1891)

No. 137. 
  
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 


VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain  
and Ireland,Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c. 
  
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT that I, John Aldous, the Commissioner  
of Public Lands for Prince Edward Island, under the authority of an Act  
passed in the sixteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen  
Victoria, intituled: " An Act for the purchase of lands on behalf of the  
Government of Prince Edward Island, and to regulate the sale and  
management thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned," in  
consideration of the sum of one shilling of lawful current money of the  
said Island to me in hand paid by Henry Palmer and Theophilus  
Stewart, the Indian Commissioners of Prince Edward Island, the receipt  
whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, released and  
confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, release and confirm  
unto the said Commissioners of Indian Affairs, and their successors in  
office, all that tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being on  
lot or township number thirty-nine (39), bounded as follows: that is to  
say: Commencing at the south-west angle of a tract of land in possession  
of Daniel Sinnott; thence according to the magnetic north of the year 1764  
south forty-five degrees east sixty-seven chains, or until it meets Novell  
River; thence following the various courses of the same for the distance  
of thirty chains on a right angle with the side line northeast; thence (N.  
45o W.) north forty-five degrees west sixty-six (66) chains, or until it  
meets the south-east angle of a tract of seventy acres in possession of  
Charles McCarthy; thence following the south-east boundary of the  
respective tracts of land in possession of Charles McCarthy, Daniel  
McCartby and Daniel Sinnott, (S. 45o W.) south forty-five degrees west  
(30) thirty chains, to the place of commencement, containing two hundred  
and four acres of land, a little more or less, as delineated on the office  
plan of said lot or township number thirty-nine, together with all and  
singular the rights, privileges, easements, advantages and appurtenances  
whatsoever to the said land and premises belonging or in any wise  
appertaining, or therewith now or heretofore holden, used and enjoyed.   
To have and to hold the said tract of land, with the appurtenances  
tbereunto belonging hereby granted and released unto the said Indian  
Commissioners, to the proper use and behoof of the said Commissioners  
for Indian AfFairs, and their successors in office, and to no other use,  
intent or purpose whatsoever, as fully, amply and beneficially as the  
original grantee or grantees thereof from the Crown were possessed of  
the same or entitled thereto. 
  
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I, the said John Aldous " The Commissioner of  
Public Lands," have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the seventh  
day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- 
nine. 
  
 
Signed, sealed and delivered in the 
presence of:                                        JOHN ALDOUS,          [L.S] 
    THOMAS SWALEY.                                  The Commissioner of Public Lands 
  
                                   Approved: 
  
                                                    D.DALY             
                                                            Lieutenant-Governor 
                                 
  
 
Received the seventh day of April, A.D. l859, from the within named  
Indian Commissioners, the sum of one shilling, being the consideration  
money which is expressed to be paid in the within written conveyance. 
  
Witness my hand: 
  
                                                    JOHN ALDOUS, 
  
                                                    "The Commissioner of Public Lands." 
  
 
 This is to certify that this sheet of paper contains a true and correct  
transcript of the original conveyance, taken from Deed Book No. 1, folio  
53, kept in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands for Prince  
Edward Island. 
  
   Given under my hand at Charlotte Town in said Island, this 24th day of  
February,1874 
  
                                                    HENRY WADMAN, 
                                                      Assistant Commissioner.