Map Depicting Surrender of Land to the Great Western Railway Co. of Canada

Map Depicting Surrender of Land to the Great Western Railway Co. of Canada

Map Depicting Surrender of Land to the Great Western Railway Co. of Canada

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Introduction

Map depicting surrender of 24 and 1/2 acres of land by Chippewa Indians of Sarnia, to be sold to the Great Western Railway Co. of Canada, in consideration of a payment of 2400 pounds currency. See IT175 - Original Document & IT176 - Order in Council

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Date Made or Date Range: 1854-05-10
Seasonal time
English: Spring
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Indian Treaties and Affairs

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date document created

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty No. 177
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: 193-194.

GKS Reference Number: 1287
How to Cite this Item

10 May 1854, Map Depicting Surrender of Land to the Great Western Railway Co. of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT177, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3129, 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

42.3314, -83.0458

Source of Information about Places

Location of surrendered lands

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