Collection search - The Honourable Robert Bruce to Her Majesty - Surrender of Lands in Orillia - IT 159

GAD Reference number: IT 159;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 66-1/2
Aboriginal people(s): Chippewa Tribe of Indians;
Other party(ies): Hon. Robert Bruce and Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Deed - Docket title: "The Honourable Robert Bruce to Her Majesty - Surrender of Lands in Orillia"
Specific purpose(s): Sale of land to the Queen for the use and benefit of the Indians
Land involved: Lot 2, Clergy Reserve, in the first concession, northern division of the Township of Orillia
Form: Manuscript original

The document has a single red wax seal. A blue ribbon and a piece of parchment are used to bring the sheets together.

The document is laminated with tissue. Its edges are worn, torn, and dirty. There is a brown stain opposite the wax seal. Pieces are missing along the fold line and edges.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 165-167.

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

IT 155 - correspondence, IT 156 - Power of Attorney, IT 157 - Affidavit, IT 158 - Deed of 6 March 1851, IT 160 - Surrender