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No. 242.

Know ALL Men By THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Prin-
cipal Men of the Chippewas of Sarnia, resident on our reserves in the County of
Lambton, in the Province of Ontario, 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 the cedar seven inches in diameter and over at the butt, and .all other
saleable timber of thirteen inches in diameter and over at the butt, excepting beech
and maple, on our reserves at Kettle and Stoney Point, in the County of Lambton
aforesaid, to have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty tne 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, and upon the further condition that all
moneys received from the sale thereof shall, after deducting the two thousand dollars

($2,000) mentioned above, and 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. And we, the said

Chief and Principal Men ot the said Chippewas of Sarnia do, on behalf of our people
and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm whatever the said Government may do

er cause to be done in connection with the sale of said timber.
In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10th day

of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

; Witson Jacoss, Head Chief. [L.5.]
JAMES MENASS, [L.S.]
SitAs WAHBMONGE, (Ja.5si|
ELIJAH GEORGE, eS.
JABEZ NAHMABIN, ose
JOHN SUMNER, [L.S.]
DANIEL OTTER,

his
WILLIAM THOMPSON, X

mark.
James MENASS, Junr.,

his
CHARLES MADWAYAH, XxX

FRANCIS COTTRELL, xX
JEFFREY BASSETTE, X
DANIEL NOWABIA, X

EpWaArRD JACOBS, xX
mark.
his
SAMPSON JACKSON, X
mark.
his
Wm. GRAY, xX
mark.
his
ALEXANDER RODD, xX
mark,
his
Jams LION, x
mark.
JOSEPH WAWANOSH, Teel

ALBERT Ropp, [L.S.]

ROBERT GEORGE, [L.S8.]
his
NicHouas Puan, x [L.S.]
mark.
LUKE JAMES, [L.8.]
ALEX. R. Nawane, .- [L.8.]
BENJAMIN WHITE, [L.S.]
his
JAMES HALFDAY, x [L.8.]
mark.
ALEXANDER ROGERS, [L.8.]
- his
PavuL WILLIAMS, x [L.8.]
mark.
SoLoMon JACKSON, [L.8.]
EvigAH MENASS, [L.S.]
JAMES Ropp, [L.8.]
his
JAMES CAIN, x pis. |
mark.
JOHN JACKSON,
“ his
Isaac CHIPPEWA, x
mark.
his
JOSEPH JAMES, x
mark.

WILLIAM WAWANOSH.

DoMINION OF CANADA, |
Prov. oF ONTARIO, I
County or Lampton. y
To Wit: J

Personally appeared before me, Adam English, of the Town of Sarnia, in the
Province of Ontario, Indian Agent for the Chippewas of Sarnia, and Wilson Jacobs,
Chief of the said Band of Indians.

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 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 +o 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.

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
surrender.

And the said Wilson Jacobs for himself saith :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by him and a majouity
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.
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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 above depon-| A. ENGLISH,
ents at the Town of Sarnia, in the| Indian Agent, Sarma.
County of Lambton, this 16th day of { WILSON JACOBS,
July, A.D. 1885. j Head Chief.

CHARLES ROBINSON,
Judge, County Court, Co. of Lambton,

-

Sworn before by the within named de-
ponents this 17th day of December,

1885.
CHARLES ROBINSON,

Judae, County Lambton.

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No. 248.

Kyow att MEN By THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Garden River Indians resident on our reserve in the District otf Algoma,
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 for ever, all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and
premises situate, lying and being in the Garden River Indian Reserve, in the District
of Algoma and Province of Ontario aforesaid, containing by admeasurement one
hundred acres, be the same more or less, more fully described as follows : Com-
mencing where a cairn of stones has been erected around a certain cedar post placed
there by Joseph Cozens, Provincial Land Surveyor, as a point of departure, the said
point having been established from actual survey from the south-west corner of Loca-
tion XXII H. of said Garden River Reserve surrendered ; thence from said cairn ot
stones west astronomically a distance of twenty-five chains to a cedar post; thenve
north at right angles thirty chains ; thence east at right angles thirty-three chains
and thirty-three and one-third links ; thence south at right angles thirty chains ;
thence west at right angles eight chains and thirty-three and one-third links to the
place of beginning at said cairn of stones, as per tracing of said land hereto annexed.
Also a right of way from the said parcel of land across the Garden River Indian
Reserve to the St. Mary’s River, and sufficient water frontage on said river for the pur-
pose of erecting wharves, docks, We., in connection with export of marble from the
above described parcel of land.

To have and to hold the same to Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and
successors for ever, 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. 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 that the interest money accruing
from such investment shall be paid annually or semi-annually to us and our descend-
ants for ever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said The Garden River 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 disposal of the said parcel or tract of, land.

» In Wrrvess Wuereor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

eighty-seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the} PEQUETCHENENE, x LES.)
presence of fs JOHN AUGUSTIN, x [L.S.]
Moses McFAppEN. | JARVIS AUGUSTIN, x (iS.