Collection search - The Moravian Indians - Surrender of the Tract of land belonging to them on the North side of the River Thames to His Majesty for the consideration within mentioned - IT 125

GAD Reference number: IT 125;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 47
Aboriginal people(s): Moravian Tribe of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): Chiefs Tobias, John Peter, Henry and others;
Other party(ies): Our Great Father the King
Type of Document: Surrender of land and extinguishment of title - Docket title: "The Moravian Indians - Surrender of the Tract of land belonging to them on the North side of the River Thames to His Majesty for the consideration within mentioned"
Specific purpose(s): In consideration of an annual payment of 600 dollars each year on the first of April and compensation for improvements, an agreement to surrender their lands
Land involved: "land occupied [by the Indians] on the North side of the said River Thames"
Form: Manuscript original or duplicate including listing of the appraisal for improvements

The document has a red wax seal which is stamped with cross-hatching. A single pink ribbon is located underneath the seal. The remains of an orange seal or glue is located on the bottom corner of pages three and eight.

The document is laminated with tissue and there are small holes along the fold lines. Sheet two has a different docket title from sheets one and three. Sheet two also has ink blots. Sheets two and three are torn, and have worn edges.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 115-117.

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

Dated to October 25, 1836; and the listing of appraisals of improvements dated July 15, 1837.

IT 124 - original or duplicate surrender