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Description of Land Sold:

Whereas His late Majesty King George III, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the late Province of Upper Canada, bearing the date the 15th of December, in the thirty-seventh year of His reign, did give and grant unto the Honourable David William Smith, all that parcel of land situated in the Township of Southwold, in the then County of Suffolk, now in the county of Middlesex, in the District of London, containing four hundred and fifty acres, being lots numbers ten in the first concession, and numbers nine and ten in the front concession of said Township of Southwold. And whereas the said David William Smith, by Indenture of bargain and sale bearing date the fourth day of September, in the year of Our Lord 1798, and made between the said David William Smith, and Abner Miles; he, the said David William Smith for the consideration therein expressed did, among other lands, tenements and hereditaments, grant, bargain, and sell, release, and confirm unto the said Abner Miles said tract or parcel of land situated in the Township of Southwold aforesaid. And whereas the said Abner Miles did depart this life without having disposed of said tract of land, it was passed onto his heir James Miles. In 1840, James Miles departed this world and the land aforementioned was bequeathed unto his three sisters, Hannah Playter, Lucy Langstaff and Elizabeth Arnold. In consideration of the sum of four hundred and sixty two pounds of lawful money of Canada to them in hand paid at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, Ms. Playter, Langstaff, and Arnold have surrendered unto her Majesty said lots numbers 10 in the first concession and numbers 9 and 10 in the front concession of said Township of Southwold; containing about 450 acres. The land transferred to her said Majesty is to be held in trust for the Mississauga Indians of the Credit.

Witnesses:

John Powell, to execution by Lucy Langstaff and Elizabeth Arnold

Hugh N. Gwynne, to execution by all the parties

Signatories:

Hannah Playter

Jno. Langstaff

Lucy Langstaff

John Arnold

Elizabeth Arnold

Crown Signatories:

John Powell, Esquire, Judge of the District Court in and for the home District

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 156-159.

4 January 1843, Surrender Back by Settlers in Elgin County, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT 150, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3063, 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).