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That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by them 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 William Plummer.

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 Mohawk Indians of the Bay
of Quinté, or interested in the land mentioned in the said release or surrender.

That they are Chiefs of the said Band of Mohawk Indians, and entitled to vote

at said meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the deponents) WM. PLUMMER,
Archibald Culbertson, William | SAMPSON GREEN,
Plummer and Sampson Green, { ARCHIBALD CULBERTSON.

this ninth day of May, A.D. 1883.|
iM, B. PRALLICK,

rd C.. H,
Recorded 4th September, 1883.
Lib. 95, Folio 213. i

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

No. 209.

Kyow att Men By THESE Presents, that we, the Chiefs and Principal Men of ‘she
Chippewas and Pottawattomies of Walpole Island resident upon the Indian reserve
on said Island, entitled to vote at a meeting or general council summoned for the
purpose according to our rules, and held in the presence of Mr. Alexander McKelvey,
our agent duly authorized to attend such council, have this day consented and agreed
to surrender and yield up unto Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Her heirs
and successors, in trust, to be leased for our joint benefit for the term of five years
to George Tennant, for mill and dock purposes, the following parcel or yact of land:
Commencing at the north-west corner of James Elgin’s farm at the water’s edge of
the St. Clair River, running south-east along James Elgin’s line fence three hundred
feet: thence at right angles north-east four hundred feet ; thence at right angles
north-west four hundred and fifty feet to the water’s edge of the said St. Clair River,
thence along the said river bank in a southerly direction four hundred and twenty
feet to the place of beginning; the road across the said lot to be kept upen and free

from all obstructions. |
In Witness WHEREOF, we, the undersigned Chiefs and Principal Men, have here-

unto set our hands and seals this twenty-sixth day of December, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and in the forty-seventh year of
Her Majesty’s reign.

Signed, sealed and delivered,) JAMES PorrquaHone, Chief. x  ([1.8.]
having been  previously| ASH-KEE-BEE, Second Chief. [L.8.]
read and interpreted inf JAMES SAHGEE, x (L.8.1
presence of | Henry Knacas, [L.8.]

JAMES ELGIN, JOHN MOKE-WENAH, PoC
Secy. J. S. KivosHx, [L.S.]

ALEX. McKELVEY, iesG. BiRb; [L.S.]
Agent. H. P. JoHnson, [L.8.]

JOSEPH KAHWESOD, x ESSA]

GEORGE KNAGGS, x L.S.]

JOSEPH MOSES, x [L.$.]

OLD SHOWHNOONCE, + Lass]

JOHN CHAROME, x [L.S.]

JOHN PETERS. [L.S8.]
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Province OF Ontario. ]
To Wit : \

We, Alexander McKelvey, Agent for the Walpole Island Indians, and James
Potquahong, one of the Chiefs of the said Indians, make oath and say, as follows :—

The deponent, Alexander McKelvey, for himself saith : That he was duly
authorized to attend a meeting or general council of the Chippewas and Pottawat-
romies of Walpole Island, summoned in accordance with their rules, for the purpose
of obtaining the assent of the majority of the male members of the said Indians
of Walpole Island of the full age of twenty-one years to the within surrender.

That such surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the
said Band of Indians entitled to vote at such meeting or council.

And the deponent, James Potquahong, says: That he is one of the Chiefs of
the Walpole Island Indians, and that he was present and voted at the aforesaid
meeting or general council, and that the said surrender was assented to by a majority
of said Indians entitled to vote at such meeting or general council.

Sworn before me at the Town of Chat-]
ham, in the County of Kent,  this|

28th day of December, A.D. 1883, hav- | ALEX. MCKELVEY,
ing been first read over and fully ex-} mtg
plained to the said James Potqua-| i < ae
hong, who appeared to fully under-| 7 a
stand the same. J

A. BELL,

Judge of the County Court, County of Kent.
Recorded 9th April, 1884. ]
Lib. 106, Folio 161. §
L. A. CATELLIER;
Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

INo,, 210:

Kxow att Men sy THESE Presents, that we, the Chiefs and Prineipal Men of
the Band of Indians known as the Chippewas of the Thames, owning and occupying
the Carradoc Indian Reserve, in the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Ontario,
end Dominion of Canada, have hereunto set our hands and seals for and on behalf
of the voting members of the said Band, this day assembled in council summoned
for that purpose, whereat a majority of the said voting members agreed to sur-
render and yield up, and by these presents do surrender and yield up, unto Our
Sovereign Lady, the Queen, Her heirs and successors, all the right, claim and
title which the Band aforesaid possesses of, in and to those certain parcels or tracts
of land and premises lying and being in our reserve aforesaid, and more particularly
known and deseribed as follows, viz.: The east half of the west half of the

south half of lot number two, in the second range, containing twenty-five acres. 7

That part of the south half of lot number twelve, in the second range, which lies
between side road number twelve and the forced road running south through a
part of the said reserve, said forced road commonly known as the Bateman Road,
containing about thirty acres. The east part of the south half of lot number ten,
in the second range, containing fifty acres. The east half of the north half of lot
number two, in the third range, containing fifty acres. The north half of lot
number three, in the third range, containing one hundred acres. The north thirty-
three acres of the south half of lot number one, in the fifth range. That part of
the east half. of the south half of lot number two, in fifth range, which lies west and
north of the old Mill Creek, and that part of the south half of lot number three,
in the fifth range, lying north of the old Mill Creek, containing about twenty-five
acres. That block of land known as the Church of England or Muncey school lands,.
and being parts of the south halves of lots number two and three in the fifth range,