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taining unto and to the use of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns
; rever. ¢
ix Wrrxess Wuereor, the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their
nds and seals.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the) ed
pitas, ( ANGUS x MACDONALD.

bag as ol $ mark.
[. F. DyKE-PARKER,

JOHN A. MITCHELL.

Reeeived on the date hereof from the said Superintendent-General Indian
Affairs, per William Anderson, his agent, the sum of two hundred dollars, the con-

<‘deration within mentioned. ;
Witness: ) his
T. F. Dyxe-Parker, | ANGUS ee
mark.

JoHN A. MITCHELL. |

NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, |
ALBERTA.
To Wit: {

I, John Alexander Mitchell, of Edmonton, in the District of Alberta, in the
North-West Territories, Government clerk, make oath and say :

1. That I was personally present and did see the within Instrument and dupli-
eate thereof duly signed, sealed and executed by Angus Macdonald, one of the
parties thereto.

2. That the said Instrument and duplicate were executed at Edmonton.

3. That I know the said party.

4. That I am a subscribing witness to the said Instrument and duplicate.

Sworn before me at Edmonton, in)
the District of Alberta, this|
sixth day of May, in the year({ JOHN ALEXANDER MITCHELL.
of Our Lord 1885. ]
W. Anverson, J.P.

Recorded Sth June, 1885,|
Lib. 95, Fol. 583. —‘§
L. A. CATELLIER,

Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

INose219)

Know satu Men By THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewas of Rama, resident on our reserve in the Township of Rama,
in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the
whole people of our said Band in council assembled, do hereby release, remise, surren-
der, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and suc-

‘essors forever: All and singular, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises
situate, lying and being in the Township of Rama, in the County of Ontario and
Province of Ontario, containing by admeasurement one-quarter of one acre, be the
same more or less, and being composed of part of lot number seven, in the front
range of said Township, and which may be better known and described as follows :—

Commencing at a point on the rear line of said lot seven, distant northerly

ne chain and ninety-two links measured on said line from the south-east angle of

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said lot seven; thence northerly along said rear line two chains and fifty links to
a post; thence westerly at right angles thereto one chain to a post ; thence southerly
parallel to said rear line two chains and fifty links to a post; thence easterly one
chain, more or less, to the place of beginning.
To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and
successors forever, in trust to sell the same to such person or persons, and upon such
terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most conducive to
cur welfare and that of our people.

And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the sale thereof
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed
a‘ interest, and that the interest money accruing from such investment shall be
paid annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants forever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of Rama,
do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and pro-
mise to ratify and confirm whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be
lawfully done, in connection with the sale of the hereinbefore described parcel of
land.

In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals
this 14th day of September, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundyed

and eighty-five.

Signed, sealed ,and delivered ) JosEPH Benson NANIGISHKUNG, [L.S.]
in the presence of \ SAMSON INGERSOLL, [L.S.]
Duncan JosHUA MCPHEE. JAMES NANIGISHKUNG, [L.8.]
JOSEPH KEMICE, [L.8.]
MiIcHAEL ST. GERMAIN, [L.S.]
PETER JACOBS, (eS: |
JAMES INGERSOLL, [L.S.]
ABRAM INGERSOLL, LES]
his
JACOB x SHILLING, [L.8.]
mark.
his
AGuUSTUS x YELLOWHEAD, [L.8.]
mark.
Deuntion STINSON, unsal
his
WILLIAM x SNAKE, Les.
mark.

DoMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO,

CouNTY OF ONTARIO. f
To Wit: J

Personally appeared before me, George Henry Dartnell, Junior, of the County
Court of the County of Ontario, in the Province of Ontario, and Duncan Joshua Mc-
Phee, Agent of the Chippewas of Rama, and J oseph Benson Nanigishkung, Chief of
the said Band of Indians.

And the said Duncan Joshua McPhee for himself saith :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the said Band of Indians of the Chippewas of Rama, of the full age

of twenty-one years, then present.
That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band summoned

for that purpose and according to their rules.
That he was present at such meeting or council and heard such assent given.
That he was duly authorized to attend such council or meeting by the Superin-

tendent-General of Indian Affairs.
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\

That no Indian was present or voted at said council or meeting who was not 2
member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said release or
surrender.

And the said Joseph Benson Nanigishkung says :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by him and a majority
of the male members of the said Band of Indians, of the full age of tweuty-one years,
then present.

That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians
summoned for that purpose, according to their rules, and held in the presence of
the said D. J. McPhee. .

That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not an
habitual resident on the reserve of the said Band of Indians, or interested in the
jand mentioned in the the said release or surrender.

That he is the Chief of the said Band of Indians, and entitled to vote at the said

meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the aboye]

deponents, at the Town of| DUNCAN JOSHUA McPHEE.

Whitby, in the Co. of Onta-}

rio, this 7th day of Oct.,| JOSEPH BENSON NANIGISHKUNG.
A.D. 1885. | , |

Gro. H. DarTNELL,
Junior Judge County Court, County of Ontario.

Recorded 5th November, 1885,
Lib. 106, Folio 325,

L. A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

No. 220.

Know Att Men sy THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Chippewas of the Thames, resident on our Reserve, in the Township
of Caradoc, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting
on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, do hereby
release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the
Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, all and singular that certain parcel or tract
of land and premises situate, lying and being in the Township of Caradoc, in the
County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario, containing by admeasurement one
hundred acres, be the same more or less, and being composed of the north half of lot
vumber twelve, in the second range of tne Township of Caradoc aforesaid.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and
-vecessors forever, in trust to lease the same to such person or persons, and upon
such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canaaa may deem most conducive
to our welfare and that of our people.

And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the leasing
‘hereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
paid annually or semi-annually to the wife and children of Joseph French, the
locatee of the said lot.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of the
Thames, do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, —
and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause
-o be lawfully done, in connection with the leasing of the said land.