Collection search - Monroe, Benjamin - Concerning his claim as a child - Address, Calgary P.O. [Post Office] - Born, spring of 1869 at St. Albert - Father, Félix Monroe, (Métis) - Mother, Louise Laderoute, (Métis) - Scrip for $240 - Claim 331 = Monroe, Benjamin - concernant sa réclamation à titre d'enfant - résidence, Calgary - né, au printemps 1869 à Saint Albert - père, Felix Monroe, (Métis) - mère, Louise Laderoute, (Métisse) - certificat au montant de 240$ - no de réclamation 331

Scrip was a certificate issued by the Department of the Interior which indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. The federal government distributed scrip to the Métis in exchange for their land rights, as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal government also used scrip to distribute land to white settlers, including Original White Settlers, soldiers, and police who fought in the North West Resistance of 1885 (or North West Rebellion of 1885).