Collection search - Surrender by the Mississagas of Alwick of the Islands in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, Weller's Bay and River St. Lawrence and certain parcels of territory on mainland - IT 194

GAD Reference number: IT 194;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 77
Aboriginal people(s): Mississaga Tribe of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): John Sunday, John Simpson, Jacob Sunday, John Pigeon, Joseph Skunk, Thomas Frasure, James Indian;
Other party(ies): Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Surrender of land and extinguishment of title. Docket title: "Surrender by the Mississagas of Alwick of the Islands in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, Weller's Bay and River St. Lawrence and certain parcels of territory on mainland"
Specific purpose(s): A surrender of all lands including islands claimed by the Mississaga except their territory in the Township of Alwick, the interest from the sale to be paid annually
Land involved: Islands in the Bay of Quinte, on Lake Ontario, Weller's Bay and the St. Lawrence River and lands claimed on the mainland
Form: Manuscript original

The document has eight doodem (clan, also known by the anglicized term totem) signatures and seven covered seals.

The document is laminated with tissue. Seal stains are absorbed and visible through the paper. The fold lines are dirty, worn, and small pieces are missing. The edges are also torn and worn.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 205-206.

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

IT 198 - Order in Council, IT 199 - Copy of Order in Council and surrenders