Collection search - Western Treaty No. 4 - Adhesion of Saulteaux Indians to treaty - IT 276

GAD Reference number: IT 276;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 135
Aboriginal people(s): Saulteaux Tribe of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): Oo-zo-wask-oo-quin-ape (Yellow Quill), Kenistin (Cree), Ne-pin-awa (Summer Fur);
Other party(ies): Commissioners A. McKay and W.H. Nagle for Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Adhesion to treaty
Specific purpose(s): Concurrence by certain Indians to the terms and conditions of the treaty of 1874/09/15
Land involved: Covered by treaty of 1874/09/15 - See Document
Form: Printed certified copy with manuscript additions (certified copy is the treaty and the additions appear to be the original adhesion)

Alternative designation: title supplied from contents.

The document is on parchment. It has a multi-lined blue and red border, and red and black printed letters. A large red seal is on a circular-shaped parchment. One long piece of green ribbon is tied in a bow over the top of the seal and woven through the parchment.

The parchment is brittle and yellowed. The print and ink have faded. A brown stain is present near the right edge in the central area. Edges are dirty and curling. The fold lines are also dirty and have caused adjoining ink and/or print to fade. There is a small tear in the upper left corner.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 313-317, 320-321.

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

Date: 1874/09/15 - date of the treaty 1876/08/24 - date of adhesion

IT 272 - Western Treaty No. 4, IT 273 - Adhesion - 8 September 1875, IT 274 - Adhesion - 9 September 1875, IT 275 - Adhesion - 24 September 1875, IT 277 - Adhesion - 25 September 1877