Undated Affidavit of Thomas Smith pertaining to the location of the upper boundary line of the Indian official Lands and a Reserve made by them for the use of the Crown.

Undated Affidavit of Thomas Smith pertaining to the location of the upper boundary line of the Indian official Lands and a Reserve made by them for the use of the Crown.

Undated Affidavit of Thomas Smith pertaining to the location of the upper boundary line of the Indian official Lands and a Reserve made by them for the use of the Crown.

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This is a sworn affidavit on behalf of Thomas Smith in which Smith swears knowledge to the location of "the upper boundary line of the Indian official Lands and a Reserve made by them for the use of the Crown," which previously had been demarcated on a tree, now destroyed. Smith's affidavit claims to reassert the boundary at or very close to the spot the tree was located.

Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

In Document: None.

Techniques or Format

Ink on paper

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Description of Writing/Text

People: Smith! Thomas! Justice of the peace for the western District in the province of U. Canada

Condition: Average.
Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus Papers, Vol. 6 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 39-40.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 0
GKS Reference Number: 896
How to Cite this Item

Claus Papers, Vol. 6 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 39-40.

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Approximate Place of Origin

45.5, -81.1

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