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Several tracts of land conveyed to Samuel Jarvis by various individuals which were held in trust for several Anishinaabe groups or bands have been transferred from him the said Samuel Peters Jarvis to the Crown. In consideration of the sum of five shillings paid to Jarvis, he has agreed to surrender these presents unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors, all the estate, right, title, claim, interest and demand whatsoever, which he or his successors in office have or may have. Below are the coveyances of land made previous to this surrender:

1.) 1 December 1835: George Strange Boulton, of Cobourg, in the District of Newcastle has surrendered a parcel of land being lot number seven in the 2nd concession of the Township of Alnwick, in the District of Newcastle, containing 136 acres, and two roods, and therein particularly described in trust for the absolute use and benefit of the Mississauga Tribe of Indians of Kingston and the Bay of Quinte.

2.) 8 February 1829: John Steele of Cobourg and Charles George Buller of the Township of Hamilton conveyed to Jarvis, all that certain parcel of land lying in the Township of Otonabee, in the County of Northumberland and District of Newcastle; containing 400 acres, being composed of lots number 4 and 5 in the 10th concession of the Township of Otonabee, in trust for the Mississauga Tribe of Indians of Kingston and the Bay of Quinte

3.) Adolphus Liscam, of the Township of Hamilton did convey to Samuel Jarvis, a parcel of land situated in the said Township of Alnwick, being composed of the west half of lot number 16 in the 2nd concession of the said Township of Alnwick, containing 100 acres, in trust for the Mississauga Tribe of Indians of Kingston and the Bay of Quinte

4.) 30 November 1838: William Roe, of the Township of Whitchurch, in the Home District did convey to S. Jarvis a parcel of land situated in the Township of Rama, containing 97 acres, being composed of broken lot number 7 in the front concession of the said Township of Rama, and better known and described in the patent which issued upon the original grant from the Crown to one Benjamin Yarnold in trust, for the express use and enjoyment of the Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Lakes Huron and Simcoe, residing at Coldwater and the Narrows, in the said Home District.

5.) 1 December 1838: William Frederick Hill Rooke, of the Township of Rama conveyed to S.P. Jarvis all those parcels or tracts of land situated in the Township of Rama, containing 461 acres, being composed of lots numbers 9 and 10 in the front concession upon Lake Couchiching, containing 174 acres; lot number 32 in front upon Couchiching Lake, containing 99 acres; broken lot number 24, and south-west part of lot number 23, in the second concession of the said Township of Rama, in the said indenture particularly described by metes and bounds, containing 188 acres, upon trust for the express use and enjoyment of the said tribe of Chippewa Indians last mentioned.

6.) 31 December 1838: Benjamin Yarnold, of the Township of Rama, and Sarah Anne Yarnold, his wife did convey to S.P. Jarvis all that parcel of land situated in the Township of Rama, being composed of lot number 25 in the second concession of the said Township, upon trust for the express use and enjoyment of the said Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

7.) 1 December 1838: John Murray Coppinger of the Township of Rama, and Eliza Hamilton, his wife, conveyed to S.P. Jarvis all that parcel of land situated in the Township of Rama, containing 469 acres, being composed of lots numbers 5 and 6 in the front concession; lot number 17 in the front concession, and the broken lots numbers 19 and 20 in the fifth concession, upon trust for the express use and enjoyment of the said tribe of Chippewa Indians.

8.) 30 November 1838: William Laughton of the Township of East Gwillimbury, in the Home District, and Andrew Borland of the Township of Orillia, did convey to S.P. Jarvis, certain parcels of land situated in the Township of Rama being composed of broken lot number 8 and broken lot number 16 in the front concession; lot number 25 in the first concession; lot number 25 in the third concession; lot number 19 in the third concession; and lots numbers 19 and 20 in the fourth concession, containing in the whole 594 acres, upon trust for the express use and enjoyment of the Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Witnesses:

W.D.P. Jarvis

G. Murray Jarvis

George N. Phillpott

Robert Davidson

Crown Signatories:

Samuel P. Jarvis

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 129-132.

2 February 1845, Copy of Declaration by Samuel Jarvis Regarding the Transfer of Lands Held in Trust, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1844, Reel T-9338, GAD REF IT 137, http://grasac.org/gks (heritage item id no. 2922, 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).