Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve

Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve

Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve

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Mohawk surrender of 302,707 acres of land located along the banks of the Grand River. See IT034 - Copy

Nation of Maker: Mohawk
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Place of Origin: Toronto, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1798-02-05
Seasonal time
English: Winter
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

parchment, wax, ribbon, ink

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land Sold:

The Chiefs, Warriors, and people of the Mohawk Nation surrendered unto His Majesty several portions of the lands granted to them by the Crown in 1784. The lands were located on the Grand River between Lakes Ontario, Huron and Erie. Several persons were granted portions of land in fee simple.

Witnesses:

John Small, Clerk of the Council

First Nations Signatories:

Joseph Brant

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: fading, yellowing of parchment
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 033
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: 25-27.

GKS Reference Number: 1525
How to Cite this Item

5 February 1798, Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1841, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT033, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3270, 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

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