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Original Surrender of the lands by the Mohawks of the Grand River - IT 033

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Date:

5 February 1798

Reference:

RG10, Volume number: 1841/IT033, Microfilm reel number: T-9938

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Subset of Collections and Fonds:

Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements

Item ID number:

3941075

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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds

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Treaties, surrenders and agreements

Treaties and surrenders

Original Surrender of the lands by the Mohawks of the Grand River - IT 033
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Date(s):

5 February 1798

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 sheet (irregular shape); 31 x 53 cm (12" x 21"); 1 sheet; 29 x 52 cm (11-1/2" x 20-1/2").

Language of material:

English

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General note:

GAD Reference number: IT 033;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 10
Aboriginal people(s): "Mohawk or Five Nations";
Aboriginal individual(s): Attorney: Captain Joseph Brant ;
Other party(ies): Hon. Peter Russell, President, Province of Upper Canada for His Majesty
Type of Document: Surrender of land - Docket title: "Original Surrender of the lands by the Mohawks of the Grand River"
Specific purpose(s): Surrender of specific tracts of land sold to specific people as described in the schedule - See document
Land involved: 352,707 acres lying within Haldimand, Brant, Waterloo and Wellington Counties as described in the schedule - See document
Form: Manuscript original

Physical description note:

The document is on parchment. There are three wax seals, cracked with pieces missing, covering a faded ribbon. One seal and a ribbon are used to bind document in the top left corner.

Note on the state of conservation:

The document is of irregular shape. There is some fading of written text, and yellowing of parchment in random locations.

Citation/reference note:

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 25-27.

Availability of other formats note:

This document is also available on microfilm reel T-9938.

Related material:

IT 034 - copy

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T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 1
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 2
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 3
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 4
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 5
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 6
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 7
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 8
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 9
T-9938 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 10

Source:

Government

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RG10
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Volume [RG10] 1841/IT033

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Microfilm reel [RG10] T-9938

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