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Letter Concerning Surrender of Land on Grand River Reserve
Letter Concerning Surrender of Land on Grand River Reserve
Letter Concerning Surrender of Land on Grand River Reserve
A letter from William Hepburn written to convey deeds executed by the Chiefs of the Six Nations Indians. See IT108 - Original Surrender
First Nation involved in treaty
Treaty document
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parchment, ink, wax, ribbon
1 red wax seal
Description of Letter:
William Hepburn, Trustee of the Six Nation Indians, writes to Lieut. Colonel Rowan requested that the accompanying deed in which 48,000 acres of land were surrendered by the Six Nation Indians be recorded in the registry without delay.
Signatories:
William Hepburn
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 96-99.
About This GRASAC Record
28 April 1835, Letter Concerning Surrender of Land on Grand River Reserve, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1843, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT 109, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id. no. 2853, 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).
43.3, -78.1
Location of treaty lands