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Description of Land Sold:

In consideration of the sum of five shillings of lawful money of Upper Canada by His Majesty the King, the Sachems and Chiefs of the Six Nations agree to surrender the following tract of land measuring approximately eight hundred and seven acres:

Commencing where a stake has been planted on the north side of the road leading from the Grand River bridge through the village of Brantford towards Ancaster, now called Colborne street, and fifty links on a line bearing north five degrees thirty minutes west magnetically from the north-west angle of the Mohawk Parsonage ground; then north eighteen degrees thirty minutes east magnetically, seventy-nine chains forty-five links, to a white oak tree; then south eighty-four degrees thirty minutes west magnetically eighty-two chains twenty-eight links to where a stake has been planted on the eastern boundary line of William Kenedy Smith’s land; then south twenty-seven degrees thirty minutes west magnetically along the said boundary line fifty nine chains twenty-six links to a certain stone, and northern extremity of Robert Biggar’s land; then south fifteen degrees west magnetically along the eastern boundary line of the said Robert Biggar’s land twenty-eight chains fifty links, to where a stake has been planted at high water mark on the north side of the Grand River, or Ouse; then along the northern bank of the said river with the stream to a certain white oak tree standing at high water mark sixty-four links below the outlet of Nathan Gage’s saw-mill race; then north twenty-five degrees fifteen minutes east magnetically twenty-four chains thirty links, to where a stake has been planted at high water mark on the south bank of a certain cove; then along the south bank of the said cove with the stream fourteen chains eight links, to a cluster of soft maple trees; then north thirty-four degrees forty minutes east magnetically eight chains, to a certain white oak tree standing on the summit of the main bank on the north side of the said cove, the north five degrees thirty minutes west magnetically seven chains fifty-five links, to within four chains of the south side of the aforesaid road, or Colborne Street; then north eight-four degrees thirty minutes east magnetically, and parallel to the said road or street, forty-five chains four links, to the eastern limit of the said Mohawk Parsonage ground; then north five degrees thirty minutes west magnetically five chains, to the place of beginning.

Witnesses:

J. Brant, Superintendent, Six Nations

W. Holme, J.P.

James Racey, J.P.

Lewis Burwell

John Norton

First Nation’s Signatories:

Jacob Ayonghwahtha

Henry Brant Dekanagwasen

Jacob Shoriahowane

Lawence Tharontentha

Icak Teghennakarine

Moses Shoshsgoarowane

Joseph Dwaserage

Petter Kanongwaheye

Otatseghte

Waderieyos

Awennoxsonton

Teghatkahthos

Skanawatigh

Oghnawara

Oghronhregowa

Kahnehdage

Kanougheritawi

Ranayegh

Dekenyough

Dewatiron

Deyotoreghgon

Skawenatigh

Kahwisdanoro

Dekarahgwen

Dayekawehe

Kayonanoron

Teatup

Henry A. Hill

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 76-78.

19 April 1830, Surrender of Land in Wentworth County, Gore District, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1843, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT 094, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 2783, accessed [date]).

This record was created under the direction of Heidi Bohaker as part of a larger research project funded by an Aboriginal Research Grant titled ““Braiding Knowledges: Anishinaabe Heritage in Community Perspective”from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).