Transfer of land in trust for the Mississauga, Otonabee Township

Transfer of land in trust for the Mississauga, Otonabee Township

Transfer of land in trust for the Mississauga, Otonabee Township

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In consideration of five shillings lawful money, John H. Dunn, William Hepburn, and George Herchmer Markland do surrender unto the Crown a tract of land previously conveyed to them by George Strange Boulton in trust for the Mississaga Tribe of Indians of Rice and Mud Lakes. The tract of land measures approximately 20 acres.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation for whom land is held in trust

Date Made or Date Range: 1845-04-29
Seasonal time
English: Spring
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Indian Treaties and Surrenders

Materials

paper, ink, wax

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
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 138
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 132-133.

GKS Reference Number: 1339
How to Cite this Item

29 April 1845, Transfer of land in trust for the Mississauga, Otonabee Township, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1844, Reel T-9338, GAD REF IT 138, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 2923, 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

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Location of lands to be transferred

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