Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781

Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781

Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781

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Five chiefs on behalf of the Chipwas nation cede to Robert Sinclair, Lt-Governor of Fort Michilimackinak, their claim to the island of Michilimackinak to the British for 5000 pounds New York Currency. The British gave a wampum belt seven feet long to the chiefs.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe British-English
Nation of Origin

Nations who are signatories.

 

Place of Origin: Mackinac Island, MI, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1781-09-01
Seasonal time
Anishinaabe: Minookimi (In the late spring)
Haudenosaunee: Gagwidehneh (Springtime, in the springtime)
Mushkegowuk Cree: Sīkwan (spring)
English: Spring
Materials

paper, red and brown ink, red sealing wax, grey silk ribbon

Motifs and Patterns

5 doodemag

Description of Writing/Text

Five chiefs on behalf of the 'Chipwas' nation cede to Robert Sinclair, Lt-Governor of Fort Michilimackinak, their claim to the island of Michilimackinak to the British for 5000 pounds New York Currency. The British gave a wampum belt seven feet long to the chiefs.

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Condition: brown ink faded
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

date document signed.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty number 001
Link to Institution's Collections Database: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
Collection at Current Location: Treaties, surrenders and agreements
GKS Reference Number: 1444
How to Cite this Item

12 May 1781, Sale of Michilimackinac Island, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1840, Reel T-9938, REF IT 001, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 2278, accessed [date]).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8495, -84.6162

Source of Information about Places

location of treaty lands.

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