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The Chiefs of the Mohawk nation of Indians of the Bay of Quinte have surrendered unto Her Majesty, all that parcel or tract of land in the Township of Tyendenaga, which may be described as the tract lying within the following limits: commencing at the south-west angle of the north half (or 80 acre lot) of number twenty-eight in the fourth concession, north of the road in the said Township of Tyendinaga; thence easterly along the centre line in the said fourth concession to the boundary of the township; thence northerly along the said boundary line to the rear of the said township; thence westerly along the boundary line between Hungerford and Tyendenaga to the north-west corner of lot number twenty-eight in the tenth concession; thence southerly along the side lines, between numbers twenty-seven and twenty-eight, through the several concessions: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and the north half of the fourth, to the place of beginning; in trust, with the understanding that the said parcel of land is to be disposed of to the best advantage, and the proceeds to be invested for the benefit of our tribe.

Witnesses:

Saltern Givins, Missionary

John Hill

Seth Powles

Henry Loft

John Culbertson

First Nation's Signatories:

Brant Brant

Powles Claus

Thomas Green

John W. Hill

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 123.

15 April 1843, Mohawk Sale of Land Near Tyendenaga, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1844, Reel T-9338, GAD REF IT 131, http://grasac.org/gks (heritage item id no. 2915, 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).