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Description of Land Sold:

In consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty pounds of lawful money of the then Province of Upper Canada, paid by the said James Givins to the said William Charles Hume, the receipt whereof is thereby acknowledged, he, the said William Charles Hume, did grant, bargain, and sell unto the said James Givins, all that piece or parcel of land, being part of lot number two, clergy reserve, in the first concession of the northern division of the Township of Orillia, and commencing at a post planted on the north side line of the said lot, being twenty-one chains and thirty-three links from the north-west angle of the said lot; then north sixty degrees east twelve chains to the centre of the said first concession to a post where there planted; then south thirty degrees east one chain forty links, to a post there planted and forming the jog in the said north side line, then north sixty degrees east eight chains to a post there planted; then south thirty degrees east eight chains twenty-five links to a post there planted; then south sixty degrees west forty-one chains thirty-three links, to the township line between the Townships of Orillia and Medonte; then north thirty degrees west one chain; then north sixty degrees east twenty-one chains, thirty-three links to a post there planted; then north thirty degrees west eight chains sixty-five links, be the same more or less, to the place of beginning, containing twenty acres and fifty perches. The land is surrendered to James Givins and his successors, in trust nevertheless and for the absolute use and benefit of the Chippewa Tribe of Indians of Lake Huron and Simcoe, to be disposed of as they should direct, and for no other trust, end, intent or purpose whatsoever. Since the previously mentioned James Givins is now deceased, his successor in the office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs is now Robert Bruce; in consideration of the premises and of the sum of five shillings of lawful money of the said Province to the said William Charles Hume in hand paid by the said Robert Bruce at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, he, the said William Charles Hume, hath granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grants, unto the said Robert Bruce, all that said tract or parcel of land and hereditaments hereinbefore described. Robert Bruce shall hold his land in trust for the benefit and use of the Chippewa Tribe of Indians of Lakes Huron and Simcoe.

Witnesses:

William Chalres Hume, by Skeffington Connor, his attorney

S.Y. Chesley

Crown Signatories:

William Charles Hume, by his attorney Skeffington Connor

Robert Bruce

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 162-164.

6 March 1851, Charles Hume Land Surrender in Simcoe County, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT158, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3094, 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).