Collection search - Surrender - The Hon. G.H. Markland and William Hepburn to the Crown upon Trust for the Mississaga Indians of Rice and Mud Lakes - IT 186

GAD Reference number: IT 186;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 75-1/2
Aboriginal people(s): Mississaga tribe of Indians;
Other party(ies): Hon. George Herchmer Markland, William Hepburn and Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Deed - Docket title: "Surrender - The Hon. G.H. Markland and William Hepburn to the Crown upon Trust for the Mississaga Indians of Rice and Mud Lakes"
Specific purpose(s): Conveyance of land back to the Crown so as to transfer the trust for the Indians to the Crown
Land involved: "200 [acres?] of land" lying in the Township of Otonabee, County of Northumberland, District of Newcastle, lot 9, 10th concession
Form: Manuscript original

The document is on parchment. Red ink is used for underlining and a double-lined border. There are two red wax seals, situated on a single reddish ribbon. A pink archival ribbon is used to bind the sheets together at the top left corner and are folded to make a triangular shape with two small holes.

The document is yellowed, brittle and bubbled. The edges are dirty and ink is faded.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 201-202.

This document is also available on microfilm reel T-9939.

IT 187 - Original memorial