This letter from Givins to the Superintendant of Indian Affairs at Amhurstburg instructs the Superintendant that he is to connect with one George Ironside in order to facilitate the removal of a group of Chippewa Indians near the River aux Sables near Lake Huron, and also a group on the St. Clair. Givins is aware that settler encroachment will soon take over this Indian territory, and explains a scheme to relocate said Indians before such conflict arises. George Ironside is to reside with said Indians, helping them to establish their new community until he is no longer needed there. They are to explain to the Indians that the move will be advantageous for them and that they will be as independent as the settlers are. However, Givins is already planning to provide education to the new Indian settlement. It may also be significant that Givins acknowledges that a group of settlers is or will be having "frequent intercourse" with the Indians at River aux Sables [the details of this passage (top of p.13) are difficult to make out].

In Document: Chippewa