Grant of Land in Enniskillen Township

Grant of Land in Enniskillen Township

Grant of Land in Enniskillen Township

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David McCall of the Township of Enniskillen had agreed to surrender unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria 300 acres of land located in said Township, in consideration of 220 pounds lawful money. The land is to be held in trust and an annuity paid to the Chippewas of the St. Clair River and Chenail Ecarte Tribe of Indians.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation who benefits from sale of land

Date Made or Date Range: 1842-03-08
Seasonal time
English: Winter
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Indian Treaties and Surrenders.

Materials

paper, ink, wax

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land Sold:

David McCall of the Township of Moore, in the County of Kent, in consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty pounds of lawful money has agreed to surrender unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria all those parcels of land lying in the Township of Enniskillen in the County of Kent being composed of lot number eight in the ninth concession of the said Township of Enniskillen, and the east half of lot number eight in the tenth concession of the said Township, containing three hundred acres of land. The land is to held in trust and an annuity paid to the Chippewa Indians of the River St. Clair and the Chenail Ecarte Tribe.

Witnesses:

Alexander Jones

William Jones Jr.

Signatories:

David McCall

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Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date document signed

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty Number 249
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 246-247.

GKS Reference Number: 1425
How to Cite this Item

8 March 1842, Grant of Land in Enniskillen Township, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 249, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3231, accessed [date]).

Record Creation Context

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).

Approximate Place of Origin
Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands

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