Map of Surrender Near Credit River

Map of Surrender Near Credit River

Map of Surrender Near Credit River

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Introduction

Map illustrates the location of land to be sold by the Mississauga Indians. See IT041 Provisional Surrender, IT042 Surrender, IT043 Lease, IT045 Correspondence

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nations surrendering lands

Date Made or Date Range: No date (probably acompanies lease of 1806/09/05/or surrender of 1806/09/06)
Seasonal time
English: Fall
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

parchment; yellow, blue, and green colouring, wax

Motifs and Patterns

10 doodemag, 1 red wax seal

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Map:

Map indicates the location of the lands to be purchased from the Mississauga Indians, and indicates the location of Indian reserves. The land fronts Lake Ontario west of the River Etobicoke, and is situated in the Counties of Peel and Halton.

Witnesses:

D. Cameron, Comm. on behalf of the Province

Donald MacLean, Comm. on behalf of the Province

George R. Ferguson, Capt. Canadian Regt

William L. Crowther, Lieut. 41st Regt.

James Davidson, Hospital Staff

H.M. Smith

P. Selby, Asst. Secy. I.A.

Crown Signatories:

William Claus, D.S.G. on behalf of the Crown

First Nations Signatories:

Chechalk

Quenepenon

Wabukanyne

Okemapenesse

Wabenose

Kebonecence

Osenego

Acheton

Pataquan

Wabakagego

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: small holes, edges torn
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 044
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: 36-40.

GKS Reference Number: 1557
How to Cite this Item

Date Unknown, Map of Surrender Near Credit River, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1842, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT044, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3274, 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

43.6511, -79.347

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands