Grant to Colonel William Claus

Grant to Colonel William Claus

Grant to Colonel William Claus

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Introduction

A copy of the Crowns grant of a tract of land measuring 900 acres unto the Honourable William Claus, including all woods and waters in Innisfil Township, in the County of Simcoe. See IT081 - Original.

Nation of Maker: None
Place of Origin: Toronto, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1822-10-14
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English: Fall
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

paper, ribbon, ink

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land Granted:

George the Fourth has granted unto William Claus of the Town of Niagara, all that parcel of land situated in the Township of Innisfil, containing nine hundred acres, beling the north halves of lots nos. sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty-one, and the southern halves of lots nos. fourteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty-one in the fourth concession of the said township. Commencing where a post has been planted at the north-east angle of each of the said north half lots; then south seventy-three degrees thirty minutes west thirty chains, to where a post have been planted at the north-west angle of each of the said half lots; then south nine degrees thirty minutes east thirty-three chains thirty-three links and a half, to the centre of the said concession; then north seventy-three degrees thirty minutes east thirty chains to the eastern limit of each of the said half lots; then north nine degrees thirty minutes west thirty-three chains thirty-three links and a half, to the place of beginning in each of the said half lots. Also, commencing where a post has been planted at the south-west angle of each of the said south half lots respectively; then north seventy-three degrees thirty minutes east thirty chains thirty three links and a half to the centre of the said concession; then south seventy-three degrees thirty minutes west thirty chains, to the western limit of each of the said half lots; then south nine degrees thirty minutes east thirty-three chains thirty-three links and a half to the place of beginning in each of the said half lots.

Witnesses:

Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B. Lieut. Governor

Signatories:

D. Cameron, Secy.

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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 082
Link to Institution's Collections Database: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 60-62.

GKS Reference Number: 1015
How to Cite this Item

14 October 1822, Grant to Colonel William Claus, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1843, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT082, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3301, 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

43.6511, -79.347

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands