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And the said Wilson Jacobs 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 twenty-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 Adam English. !

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
land mentioned in the said release or surrender.

That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians, and entitled to vote at the said
meeting or council. '

Sworn before me by the deponents, A. ENGLISH,
Adam English and Wilson Jacobs, at Indian Agent.
the Town of Sarnia, in the County of WILSON JACOBS,
Lambton, this 5th day of June, A.D. Head Chief.
1889.

JOHN A. MACKENZIE,
Judge of County Court of the County of Lambton.

Recorded 29th July, 1889.
Lib. 129, Fol. 325.
L. A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

Nome:

Kyow att Men By THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewas of Sarnia Band of Indians resident on our reserve in the
Township of Sarnia, in the County of Lambton, 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 Sarnia Indian Reserve, in the County of Lambton and Province of Ontario, con-
taining by admeasurement forty-four acres and thirty one hundredths of one acre, be
the same more or less, and being composed of all that certain tract of land situate,
lying and being on Lots No. 18, in the 2nd and 8rd Ranges of the Sarnia Indian
Reserve aforesaid, and adjacent to the south limit of the right of way of the Grand
Trunk Railway, which may be described as follows : Commencing at a point in said
Lot 13, in the 2nd Range, distant (500) five hundred feet, measured at right angles
to the said south limit of the right of way of the Grand Trunk Railway, and from a
point in the said south limit distant (3,373 6”) three thousand three hundred
seventy-three feet and six inches from the intersection of the said south limit with
the easterly limit of the road allowance between the 3rd and 4th Ranges ; thence
westerly and at a parallel distance of (500) five hundred feet from the said south
limit of the Grand Trunk Railway (3,330) three thousand three hundred and thirty
feet, more or less, to the said easterly limit of the road allowance between the 3rd and
4th Ranges ; thence northerly and along said easterly limit (500) five hundred. feet,
more or less, to the south limit of the right of way of the Grand Trunk Railway ;
thence easterly and along said south limit (4,373’ 6”) four thousand three hundred
and seventy-three feet and six inches; thence south-westerly and on a right line
(1,118) one thousand one hundred and eighteen feet, more or less, to the point of
commencement.

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

our welfare and that of our people.

me

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
at interest and the interest accruing from such investment 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 Sarnia
Band of Indians 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 to be lawfully done in connection with the sale of said parcel of land.

In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
fourth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-

nine.

Signed, sealed and delivered in | WILSON JACOBS, pS
the presence of DANIEL OTTER, (aS
Head Chief WiILtson JACOBS. BENJAMIN WHITE, RBS §

JOSEPH WAWANOSH, [L.8.]

James Pain, - hentia)

JOHN JOHNSTON, [LS

Lewis CLoup, (8.4

Sinras WAUBMONG, ibeera

JABIZ NAHMABIN, [L.8.]

A. R. NAwane,
Peter Ropp,

JAMES MANASS,
EuigAH MANASS,
RoBerT GEORGE,
ALEX. ROGERS,
SAMPSON JACKSON,
LUKE. JAMES,
WILLIAM WAWANOSH.

Dominion or Canapa, ]
Province oF Onrario,|
County or LAMBTON, [
To Wit: J
Personally appeared before me, Adam English, of the Town of Sarnia, in the
Province of Ontario, Indian Agent, and Wilson Jacobs, Chief of the said Band of
Tndians.

And the said Adam English 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 Sarnia of the full age ot

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 Super-
intendent-General of Indian Affairs.

That no Indian was present or voted at said council or meeting who was not a
member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said release or sul-

render.
And the said Wilson Jacobs 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 twenty-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 Adam English. |
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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 land —

mentioned in the said release or surrender.
That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said
meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the deponents, A. ENGLISH,
Adam English and Wilson Jacobs, at Indian Agent.
the Town of Sarnia, in the County of WILSON JACOBS,
Lambton, this 5th day of June, A.D. Head Chief.
1889.

JoHn A. McKeEnzin,
Judge of County Court of the County of Lambton.
Recorded 25th July, 1889. ]
Lib. 129, Fol. 321. i

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

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Know ALL Men sy tTHEse Presents, that we, the undersigned Principal Men of
Passpasschase Band of Indians, No. 136, resident on our reserve near Edmonton, in
the Province of Alberta, in the North-West Territories 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 Lidy
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 North-West Territories,
in the County and Province of Alberta, being composed of and known as Passpass-
chase Reserve, No. 136, as surveyed by Dominion Land Surveyors G. A. Simpson

and J. C. Nelson.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Wer heirs and —

successors forever, in trust, to dispose of the same to such person or persons and

conducive to our welfare and that of our people.

And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the sale or lease
thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
placed at 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 Principal Men of the said Passpasschase Band 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 to be lawfully done in con-
nection with the said Passpasschase Reserve, No. 136, as surveyed by the aforesaid
Dominion Land Surveyors, G. A. Simpson and J. C. Nelson.

Ix Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
nineteenth day of November, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and eighty-eight.
Signed, sealed and delivered Z|

the presence of, having been his
first interpreted and explained} NAPASIS, ht [L.8.]
to said Napasis, James Stoney oatt nis
and Antoine. JAMES STONEY, x [L.8.]
JoHN Caper, Interpreter, mark.
Stoney Plain. ANTOINE ‘a [L.S.]
JoserH O, Kitpeni, Advocate. hg hee a
Edmonton.

JOHN CALDER.

Ale

upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most