Wyandott Surrender of Detroit River Island

Wyandott Surrender of Detroit River Island

Wyandott Surrender of Detroit River Island

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Introduction

A covering letter regarding the return of a document related to the Wyandott surrender of Fighting Island in the Detroit River. See IT244 - Surrender

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Place of Origin: Anderdon Reserve, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1863-06-01
Seasonal time
English: Spring
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

paper, ink, wax

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Correspondence:

Covering letter for the return of a document related to the surrender of an island in the Detroit River.

Signatory:

William Kent, Deputy Registrar

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: 9 brown stains on left side of pg. 1; edges worn, torn, and dirty
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 245
Link to Institution's Collections Database: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
GKS Reference Number: 1128
How to Cite this Item

1 June 1863, Wyandott Surrender of Detroit River Island, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT245, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3329, 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

42.14668, -83.09826

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands

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