Collection search - Surrender of 20 Acres in the Township of Orillia - IT 153

GAD Reference number: IT 153;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 66
Aboriginal people(s): Chippewas;
Aboriginal individual(s): William Yellowhead, Thomas Naninzishkung, James Bigwind, George Young, Joseph Snake, John Aissance, James Aissance, Peter Godahgezunn, John Jones;
Other party(ies): Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Surrender of land and extinguishment of title
Specific purpose(s): A surrender of land to be sold, for the use and benefit of the Indians
Land involved: 20 acres and fifty perches of land lying in the northern division of the Township of Orillia, County of Simcoe being lot 2 in the first concession -See document
Form: Manuscript original or duplicate

Title supplied from contents.

The document has nine doodem (clan, also known by the anglicized term totem) signatures and nine seals which are covered with blue paper. A single pink ribbon binds the leaves together through two holes situated in the top left corner.

The document is laminated with tissue. A light blue stain is visible on the lower portion of page one. There are small holes and yellowing along the fold lines. It is impossible to determine which document is the original and which is the duplicate.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 159-160.

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

IT 152 - original or duplicate