Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Schmidt, Marguerite; born: March 2, 1826; husband: Alfred Schmidt; father: Alexis Lespérance (French Canadian); mother: Marguerite Guernon (Métis); claim no: 788; scrip no: 6145 to 6152; date of issue: July 12, 1876; amount: $160 = Demande de certificat pour Schmidt, Marguerite; né(e): le 2 mars, 1826; époux: Alfred Schmidt; père: Alexis Lespérance (Canadien(ne) français(e)); mère: Marguerite Guernon (Métis(se)); no de réclamation: 788; no de certificats: 6145 à 6152; date d'émission: 12 juillet, 1876; au montant de: 160$
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Scrip affidavit for Schmidt, Marguerite; born: March 2, 1826; husband: Alfred Schmidt; father: Alexis Lespérance (French Canadian); mother: Marguerite Guernon (Métis); claim no: 788; scrip no: 6145 to 6152; date of issue: July 12, 1876; amount: $160 = Demande de certificat pour Schmidt, Marguerite; né(e): le 2 mars, 1826; époux: Alfred Schmidt; père: Alexis Lespérance (Canadien(ne) français(e)); mère: Marguerite Guernon (Métis(se)); no de réclamation: 788; no de certificats: 6145 à 6152; date d'émission: 12 juillet, 1876; au montant de: 160$
Date:1870-1885.Reference:RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1324, Microfilm reel number: C-14933Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:1503915Date(s):1870-1885.Place of creation:CanadaLanguage of material:EnglishAdditional information:General note: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).Container note(s):C-14933 : Copy No. 1
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C-14933 : Copy No. 4Source:GovernmentFormer archival reference no.:RG15-D-II-8-a -
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