Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781
Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781
Sale of Michilimackinac Island, 1781
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.
Nations who are signatories.
Anishinaabe: Minookimi (In the late spring)
Haudenosaunee: Gagwidehneh (Springtime, in the springtime)
Mushkegowuk Cree: Sīkwan (spring)
English: Spring
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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.
date document signed.
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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]).
location of treaty lands.