Deed of Conveyance of the Island of St. Joseph
Deed of Conveyance of the Island of St. Joseph
Deed of Conveyance of the Island of St. Joseph
Chippewa Nation selling the Island of St. Joseph (also known as Cariboux Island) to the British for 1200 pounds Quebec currency. Purchase price to be paid in goods.
Nation selling land
Treaty document.
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paper, brown ink, wax
9 doodemag, 1 crown seal
Description of Land Sold:
Chippewa Nation wants to sell a certain island known by the name of the Island of St. Joseph and also by the name of Cariboux Island, and in the Chippewa language by the name of Payentanassin. This island is situated in the strait, which joins the Lakes Superior and Huron, and is by estimation one hundred and twenty miles in circumference. The island was turned over to Alexander McKee, Deputy Superintendent General and Deputy Inspector General of Indians and of their affairs. It was sold on behalf of His Majesty King George III. The island was purchased for 1200 pounds Quebec currency, but was paid for in goods and wares to the Indians.
Crown Signatories:
A. McKee
Witnesses:
Richard Pollard
David Cowan
Peter Drummond, Capt. 2nd Battalion, R.C.V., Commanding
William Fraser, Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, R.C.V.
William Dease, Ensign, 2nd Battalion, R.C.V.
George Landman, Lieutenant Royal Engineers
Guillaume LaMothe, Interpreter
C. Lanzlader
Peter Selby, Assistant Secretary
First Nation’s Signatories:
Okaw, Chippewa Chief
Wabakangewana, Chippewa Chief of Lake Superior
Meatoosawkee
Keequatakamsigishkam
Boanince
Ogoesque-Waiaune
Kaukonce
Sasang
Shawanapenisse
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 27-29.
About This GRASAC Record
30 June 1798, Deed of Conveyance of the Island of St. Joseph, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1840, Reel T-9938, GAD REF ID 035, http://grasac.org/gks (heritage item id no. 2480, 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).
46.2618, -83.9721
Location of treaty lands