Ottawa Surrender of Land in Lambton County
Ottawa Surrender of Land in Lambton County
Ottawa Surrender of Land in Lambton County
The Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Detroit surrendered unto His Majesty King George III a tract of land situated on the south side of the Detroit River, and also an island located in the Detroit River known as Bois Blanc. See IT251 - True Copy of Surrender.
First Nation surrendering lands
Indian Treaties and Surrenders.
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Description of Surrendered Land:
The Principal village and war Chiefs of the Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Detroit, in consideration of the goodwill, friendship, and affection which they had for Alexander McKee who served with them during the late war, have granted unto His Majesty George III a certain tract of land situated on the south side of the Detroit River, beginning at the line granted on the 7th day of June 1784, by the Ottawas and Hurons to Indian officers, and running an easterly course along said line until it arrives at the end of seven English miles; from there a northerly course bearing always in breadth seven English miles from the said River Detroit till it strikes the most northerly branch of the River Canard; then down the said branch and River Canard to the mouth thereof, and from thence down the River Detroit to the place of beginning. Also an island in the mouth of the River Detroit, commonly known by the name of Bois Blanc.
Witnesses:
Thos. Williams
John Clarke
Daniel Fields
First Nations Signatories:
Eqcesrawa, Bear Tribe
Hiquelow, Bear Tribe
Kensavanse, Wolf Tribe
Pandiac
Assinowa
Shaboqui, Chippewa, Eagle Tribe
Hawquosseau, Chippewa, Eagle Tribe
Misquieawpawn
Tickoouoegossow
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 272-273.
About This GRASAC Record
15 May 1786, Ottawa Surrender of Land in Lambton County, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 252, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3235, 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).
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Location of treaty lands