Map of Indian Burial Ground, 5 August 1816

Map of Indian Burial Ground, 5 August 1816

Map of Indian Burial Ground, 5 August 1816

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Introduction

A map indicating the location of an Indian burial ground located in the Township of Thurlow. See IT051 - Lease Agreement, IT053 - Surrender, IT054 - Lease, Map, and Surrender

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Mississauga burial ground

Date Made or Date Range: 1816-08-05
Seasonal time
English: Summer
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

parchment; yellow, blue and brown colouring, ink

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land:

A map to indicate the location of an Indian burying ground in the Township of Thurlow. The land fronts the Bay of Quinte near the mouth the Moira River. This land was part of a treaty agreement between the Mississaugas and the Crown dated 5 August 1816.

Other Notes

coloured yellow for reserve, blue for water, brown for pathways

Dimensions: 42 × 33 × 0 cm
Condition: small holes in upper left corner
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 052
Link to Institution's Collections Database: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
GKS Reference Number: 1591
How to Cite this Item

5 August 1816, Map of Indian Burial Ground, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1842, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT052, https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 1591, 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

43.3, -78.1

Source of Information about Places

Location of burial ground