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Grant of Lot in Alnwick Township
Grant of Lot in Alnwick Township
Grant of Lot in Alnwick Township
George Strange Boulton surrendered 200 acres of land located in Alnwick Township to Samuel Peters Jarvis in consideration of one hundred pounds lawful money. The land is to be held in trust for the Mississauga Indians.
First Nation for whom the land is held in trust
Indian Treaties and Surrenders
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Description of Granted Land:
In consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money, George Strange Boulton has granted unto Samuel Peters Jarvis a tract of land being lot number six in the second concession of Alnwick, containing two hundred acres. The land was to be held in trust for the Mississauga Indians residing in Alnwick.
Witnesses:
William H. Floyd
R. Ruttan
Signatories:
G.S. Boulton
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 226.
About This GRASAC Record
12 July 1843, Grant of Lot in Alnwick Township, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 223, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3201, 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).
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Location of treaty lands