parchment, ink, wax, pink ribbon, red ink

16 doodemag, 13 small red wax seals, 1 large red wax seal

Description of Surrendered Land:

In consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars paid in hand, the Chiefs, and Principal men of the Ottawa, Chippewa, and other Indians occupying Great Manitoulin Island have hereby surrendered unto Her Majesty the Queen several portions of the island, under the following conditions:

1.) A survey of Manitoulin Island shall be made

2.) Each family will receive 100 acres of land, each single person over 21 years of age, fifty acres of land; to each family of orphan children under 21 years of age, one hundred acres of land, and to each single orphan under 21 years of age, fifty acres of land be selected and located under the following rules and conditions:

Each Indian entitled to land may make his own selectin of any land on the island, provided:

1stly. That the lots selected shall be adjacent to one another

2ndly. That is two or more Indians claim the same lot, the matter shall be decided by the resident Superintendent

3rdly. Selections for orphan children may be made by their friends

4thly. Any lot contiguous to any bay or harbour upon which a mill shall be found or made, that lot shall not be available for selection.

5thly. Selections shall be made within one year of the survey.

3.) The interest which may accrue from the investment of the proceeds of sales of land shall be payable annually, and shall be divided among the Indians. Every Chief shall be entitled to two portions

4.) When 100 acres of land is sold, such portion of the salary of the resident Superintendent and of the expenses of his office, as the government may deem equitable, shall become a charge upon the said fund.

5.) The deeds or patents for the lands selected shall contain conditions for the protection of the grantees.

6.) All the fishing rights and privileges enjoyed by white settlers may be exercised by the Indians as well.

7.) The portion of the island easterly of Heywood Sound and Manitoulin Gulf, and the Indians residing there are excepted form the operation of this agreement as respects survey, sale of lots, granting deeds to Indians and payments in respect of money's derived from sales in other parts of the island, but the said Indians will remain under the protection of the Government.

8.) Whenever a majority of the Chiefs and Principal men, at a council of the Indians residing easterly of the said sound and gulf shall declare their willingness to accede to the present agreement in all respects, the Government shall give its approval and that portion of the island shall be surveyed and dealt with in like manner as other portions thereof.

9.) This agreement is binding pending the approval of the Governor in Council.

Witnesses:

George Ironside, S.I. Affairs

S. Phillips Day

Wm. Gilbard

David S. Layton

Jos. Wilson

John H. McDougall

F. Assikinack

Peter Jacobs, Church of England Missionary

McGregor Ironside

First Nations Signatories:

Wm. McDougall

Wm. Spragge

J.B. Assiginack

Maisheguong-Gai

Okemeh-Beness

Benjamin Assiginack

Wai-be-nessieme

She-we-tagun

George Webetoosown

Paim-o-quo-naish-kung

Abence

Tai-bos-egai

A-towish-cosh

Naiwotai-key-bis

Wet-cow-sai

Kush-ke-wah-bie

Bai-bom-sai

Keg-bik-god-oness

Pah-tah-do-ginshing

Teh-kum-meh

Paim-sah-dung

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 235-238.

6 October 1862, Additional Manitoulin Island Land Surrender, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT237, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3222, 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).