Recherche dans la collection - Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte - Surrender of the Reserved Tract in Trust - IT 131

GAD Reference number: IT 131;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 51
Aboriginal people(s): Mohawk Nation of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): Chiefs Brant Brant, Powles Claus, Thomas Green and John W. Hill;
Other party(ies): Her Majesty
Type of Document: Surrender of land - Docket title: "Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte - Surrender of the Reserved Tract in Trust"
Specific purpose(s): Surrender of land, in trust, "to be disposed of to the best advantage, & the proceeds to be invested for the benefit of the tribe, as is more fully sit [sic] forth in the surrender of the tract lying to the West"
Land involved: Situated in the Township of Tyendenaga "which is known as the tract reserved to be leased" - See document
Form: Manuscript original

The document has five red wax seals. The name "Joseph Smart's" is crossed out in pencil and a notation at the bottom states "Joseph Smart was unable to attend the Council".

The document is laminated with tissue. Pieces are missing. Edges and fold lines are worn, torn, and dirty.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, page 123.

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