Collection search - Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe - Surrender of the lands to His Majesty for the consideration within mentioned - IT126

GAD Reference number: IT 126;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 48
Aboriginal people(s): Chippewa Tribe of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): Yellow Head and others;
Other party(ies): "Our Great Father"
Type of Document: Surrender of land. Docket title: "Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe - Surrender of the lands in this occupation on this public high road leaving from Coldwater to the Narrows to His Majesty for the consideration within mentioned"
Specific purpose(s): In consideration of payment annually of "the interest of one third part of the proceeds of such sale" and one third of proceeds applying to the general use of the Indian Tribes of the Province and one third for any purpose other than the benefit of Indians as the Lt. Gov. may direct.
Land involved: "On the public high Road leaving from Coldwater to the Narrows"
Form: Manuscript original

The document has five doodem (clan, also known by the anglicized term totem) signatures. A single pink ribbon was probably used to bind leaves together. There are also three holes along left edge, which were probably used for binding the document.

The document is laminated with tissue. Sheet two has torn, is worn and has dirty edges with small pieces missing.

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

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