wise conveying or assuring the same unto and to the use of Her Majesty, Her heir
and successors, in manner aforesaid, as by Her Majesty, Her heirs or successors, o1
Her or their counsel in the law shall be reasonably devised or advised and required and
be tendered to be made, done or executed.

In Wrrness Wuereor, the said William Osborne and the said Thomas Gommer-
sell Anderson have hereunto respectively set their hands and seals this twelfth day of
February, in the eleventh year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and 1 in the
year of Our Lord one thousand eight hunderd and forty-eight. |

Signed, sealed and delivered by the
above named William Osborne in WILLIAM OSBORNE.  [1.8.]
the presence of

tOBERT I, TURNER,
Barrister-at-Law, Toronto.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the
above named Thomas Gommersell T. G. ANDERSON® 3.64 ole
Anderson in tne presence of

Frank H. ANDERSON.

£99
Received the day and year last above written of and from the above named Thomas
Gommersell Anderson the full sum of ninety-nine pounds being the consideration
money above mentioned to be paid by him to me.
Witness
Rosert I. TURNER. WILLIAM OSBORNE:

GOVERNMENT Housk,
InpIAN DEPARTMENT,
21st February, 1848.

Approved by Command.
T. EDMUND CAMPBELL, Major,
Superintendent General.

Recorded 15th February, 1867, Lib. C. S. of Surrenders, Folio 293.

GEO. H. LANE,
Deputy Provincial Registrar.

(Great Seal.) No. 584a.
CATHCART.

PROVINCE OF CANADA.

| Vicrons by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Queen, Defender of the Faith.

To all to whom these presents shall come—GREETING.
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Whereas, the Chiefs, Warriors, women and children of the Six Nations residing
on the District or Territory of Tyendinaga, in the District of Victoria, in the Province
of Canada, have by deed poll under the hands and totems of certain Chiefs therein
named and affixed thereto in testimony of the assent of the said Six Nations to the
act of surrender thereby made, surrendered and yielded up to Us, Our heirs and suc-
cessors, the tract or parcel of land hereinafter described, and by these Our Letters
Patent granted, trusting and confiding in Our royal will and pleasure to regrant the —
same to the persons hereinafter named as trustees for their use in manner and subject
to the trusts and for the ends, intents and purposes, and with, under and subject to the
powers, provisoes, conditions, restrictions, limitations and declarations hereinafter
expressed, declared and contained, of and concerning the same. Now know ye, that
We, being willing and desirous to carry into effect the wishes and desires of the said
Six Nations, of Our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion have given
and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto George Vardon, of the City
of Montreal, Esquire, Assistant Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, Thomas G.
Anderson of the City of Toronto, Esquire, and Joseph B. Clench, of the Town oz
London in the London District, Esquire, Visiting Superintendents of Indian Affairs,
their heirs and assigns for ever, all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being
in the Township of Tyendinaga, in the District of Victoria, and on the south-easterly
side of the Salmon River, in the province of Canada, being composed of parts of lots
numbers five and six in the first concession south of the road in the said township,
containing by admeasurement twenty-six acres and three roods of land, be the same
more or less, including the several streets laid out or intended to be laid out thereon
for the purpose of forming a town plot, and which said tract or parcel of land is butted
and pounded or may be otherwise known as follows (that is to say): Commencing 'n
front of the said concession at the south-east angle of the said lot number six; then
north sixteen degrees west thirteen chains, more or less, to land leased by the Mohawk
Indians to George Auldjo, Esquire; then southerly seventy-four degrees west twenty
ehains fifty links, more or less, to the south-easterly side of the Salmon River; then
south-westerly following the south-easterly side of the said river down the stream to
generence for road in front of the said concession; then north eighty-two degrees
thirty minutes east twenty-nine chains seventy-five links, more or less, to the plage
of beginning; reserving, nevertheless, the allowance for road between the said lots
number five and six, and free access to the shore of said Salmon River for all vessels,
boats and persons.J To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land hereby given
and granted unto them the said George Vardon, Thomas G. Anderson and Joseph 6b.
Olench, their heirs and assigns, as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, free
and clear of and from all manner of rents, fines or services whatsoever to be rendered
hy them the said George Vardon, Thomas G. Anderson and Joseph B. Clench, or their
heirs, to Us and Our successors for the same, and of and from all conditions, stipula-
tions and agreements whatever, except as hereinafter by Us expressed and declared,
but nevertheless upon the trusts and for the ends, intents and purposes hereinafter by
U's expressed, declared and contained of and concerning the same (that is to say):
Upon trust that they the said George Vardon, Thomas G. Anderson and Joseph B.
Clench, and the survivors and survivor of them, and the heirs and assigns of such
survivor, do and shall, upon the direction and with the assent of Our Governor
General, or person for the time being administering the Government of Our said
Province of Canada, to ke testified by his signing his name, or the initials of his
name in the margin of every deed of conveyance to be made under or by virtue of
these Our Letters Patent from time to time. when and as the same shall be deemed
expedient, make sale and absolutely dispose of the said tract or parcel of land
hereby granted, with their appurtenances, in such lot or lots and upon such terms
as to payment of the purchase money or purchase monies as shall be considered
most advantageous and likely to produce the most money for the same respectively.
and either by public sale or auction or private contract, or partly by public sale or
auction and partly by private contract, unto such person or persons as they or he shall
tnink fit, and for such price or prices as to them or him shall seem reasonable, with
liberty for them or him to consent to the abandonment or to any alteration in the terms
and conditions of any contract or contracts which shall be entered into for the sale of
ihe said hereditaments and premises, or any part thereof, without beine answerable
for any loss which may arise thereby Provided always, and We do hereby declare Our
royal will ‘and mind to be, and these Our Letters Patent are upon this express eondi-
{ion, that all monies to arise and be produced by the sale of the said hereditaments and
_ prem’‘ses, or any part or parts thereof, shall be payable and paid when and as the same
shall respectively become due unto Our Superintendent General of Indian Affairs or
other officer to be by Our Governor General for the time being appointed in that behalf,
whose receipt alone shall be a good and sufficient discharge to the purchaser or pur
chasers of the said hereditaments and premises, or any part or parts thereof, or for so

Wo. H. DRAPER,

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-nuch of the same monies as in such receipt or receipts shall be expressed or acknowl-
edged to be or to have been received, and upon the production of the said receipt or
ceceipts it shall and may be lawful to and for the said George Vardon, Thomas G.
Anderson and Joseph B. Clench, or the survivors or survivor of them, or the heirs or

assigns of such survivor, to enter into, make and execute all such deeds, conveyances and

assurances as to them or him shall seem reasonable. Provided always, and We do hereby
further declare Our royal will and mind to be that if the trustees hereby appointed or to

be appointed as hereinafter is mentioned, or any of them, or their or any of their heirs,

executors, administrators or assigns, shall die or cease to hold the office of Superin-

tendent of Indians or Indian trustees, or be desirous of being discharged from or refuse

or deeline or become ineapable to act, or it shall be Our royal will and pleasure to dis-
charge him or them from the office of trustee under these Our Letters Patent, or We
shall resolve to appoint some other person or persons with him or them in the trusts
hereby in them respectively reposed as aforesaid before the said trusts shall be fully
executed, then and as often as the same shall happen We do hereby reserve unto Us, Our
heirs and suecessors, full power and authority by Our Letters Patent under Our Seal
of the said Provinee of Canada, from time to time to nominate, substitute or appoint
any person or persons to be a trustee or trustees in the stead or place or to act with the
{rustees hereby appointed or with the trustee or trustees so dying or ceasing to hold
such office as aforesaid, or desiring to be discharged or refusing, declining or becoming
ineapable to act or being discharged as aforesaid. And We do hereby declare that theze
Our Letters Patent are made upon this further trust that when and so often as any new
trustee or trustees shall be nominated and appointed, as aforesaid, all the trust, estates
and premises which shal] then be vested in the trustee or trustees so dying or ceasing
t» hold such office as aforesaid, or desiring to be discharged, or refusing, declining or
becoming incapable to act, or being discharged as aforesaid, shall be thereupon with all
convenient speed, conveyed, assigned and transferred in such sort and manner as that
the same shall and may be either solely or jointly with the other trustee or trustees
‘egzally and effectually vested in the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees of the
same trust, estates and premises respectively, and such new or other trustee or trustees
-y in such new trustees only to the same uses and upon the same trusts as are herein-
before by Us declared of and concerning the same trust, estate and premises respectively
+he trustee or trustees whereof shall so cease to hold such office as aforesaid, or die, or
Le desirous of being discharged or refuse or decline, or become incapable to act or being
discharged as aforesaid, or of such of them as shall or may be then subsisting or capable
-f takine effect. And we do hereby further declare Our royal will and mind to be
ihat every such new trustee or trustees shall and may in all things act and assist in the
management, carrying on and execution of the trusts to which he or they shall be appoint-
+d in conjunction with the other then surviving or continuing trustees or trustee of the
same estates and premises respectively, if there shall be any such continuing trustees
or trustee; if not then by himself and themselves respectively, as fully and effectually
snd with the same power or powers, authority or authorities, to all intents, effects,
constructions and purposes whatsoever as if he or théy had been originally in and hy
these presents nominated trustee or trustees and as the trustee or trustees in these
presents named, his or their heirs, executors or administrators in or to whose place
sych new trustee or trustees shall respectively come or succeed are or is enabled to do
or could or might have done by virtue of these presents if then living and continuing
to act in the trusts reposed in them or him anything ‘herein contained to the contrary
thereof in anywise notwithstanding.

Tx Testmroxy Wuerror, We have caused these Our letters to be made patent and
tle great seal of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed. Witness Our right trusty
and right well beloved Cousin Lieutenant General, The Right Honourable Charles
Murray, Earl Cathcart of Catheart, in the County of Renfrew, K.C.B., Governor

General of British North America and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and
over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Island of Prince

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Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, and Commander of Our Forces in British
North America, &., &e., ke., at Montreal, this twelfth day of January, in the year of
Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in the tenth year of Our

reign.

By Command,
D. Day, Secretary.

Recorded 26th January, 1847,]
Lib. A. G., Fol. 268. (

R. A. Tucker, Registrar.

No, 5845.

| Know ALL Men sy THESE PRESENTS, that we, John Riley, Miskokomon, Jame3
| Muskununge, Chicken Maskununge, John Tommago, Joseph Canotung, Eyawbanse,
| Captain Thomas and John Mundiway, Chiefs and Principal Men of the Chippewa
Indians inhabiting and claiming the tract of land in the Township of Carradoe, in
the London District of the Province of Canada, in full Council assembled, have
agreed, and do hereby agree to surrender and yield up to Her Most Gracious
Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors for ever, all our right, title,
interest, claim, property and demand whatsoever of, in and to that piece or parcel
| of land being composed of part of our said tract of land situate, lying and being in
the township, district and Province aforesaid, and may be otherwise known as
‘follows. viz.: Clommencing at a post planted on the east side of Colborne Road, in
Upper Munsee, on the River Thames, at the distance of one chain and seventy-five
links from the tov of Westbrook’s Hill, so iealled, on a course south five degrees and
forty minutes west; then south eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes east seven
chains and seveny-nine links, more or less, to a post planted at a point which is
exactly one chain and sixty-five links ten degrees and forty-five minutes east from
a certain wild cherry tree blazed on four sides, and about one foot in diameter; then
north sixty-eight degrees east nine chains; then south twenty-two degrees east four
hains forty-four and a-half links; then sbuth sixty-eight degrees west nine chains:
then north twenty-two degrees west four chains forty-four and a-half links, more
or less, to the before-mentioned post described ag being one chain and sixty-five
links from the said blazed cherry tree; then north twenty-two degrees west four
chains forty-four and a-half links, more or less, to the before-mentioned post
described as being one chain and sixty-five links from the said blazed cherry tree;
then north eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes seven chains and seventy-nine
links, more or less, to the place of beginning; containing four acres, be the same
more or less. To the end and purpose that Her said Majesty, Her heirs and
successors, may be graciously pleased to grant in fee simple, or in such manner and
“form and under such restrictions as in Her Majesty’s wisdom may appear meet, the
said four acres of land for the purpose of an Industrial School being established
thereon by the Canadian Wesleyan Methodist Conference and Missionary Society, in
connection with the British Conference, for the use and benefit of such of the Indian
‘Tribes as have already or hereafter may contribute to the support of the said

institution, and for no other purpose whatsoever.
In Testimony WHEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the said

_ Chippewa tribe have hereunto set our names and seals at Munsee Town, ‘on the

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