Collection search - Report on the Petition from Messrs. Macnab and Morson, relative to Kettle Island in the Ottawa River, leased by them from the Indians - IT 284

GAD Reference number: IT 284;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 148
Aboriginal people(s): Iroquois, Algonquins and Mississingues;
Other party(ies): Lieutenant General Sir John Colborne, Governor General
Type of Document: Order in Council - Docket Title: "Report on the Petition from Messrs. Macnab and Morson, relative to Kettle Island in the Ottawa River, Leased by them from the Indians"
Specific purpose(s): Clarification of procedure regarding the Indians issuing leases and a recommendation to set apart a tract of land for certain Indians
Land involved: Kettle Island, situated in the Ottawa River and lands to be set apart "in the rear of the present Range of Townships on the Ottawa River"
Form: Manuscript contemporary copy "Copy for the Indian Office"

The document is laminated with tissue. There are two small holes near the upper left corner, probably used for binding the leaves together. The edges and fold lines are dirty.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. II, pages 14-16.

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