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the Oneidas of the Thames, say : We were personally present on the 18th day of

August, A.D. 1882, at a meeting of council held on the Oneida Indian Reserve,
whieh meeting was summoned acording to the rules of said Band, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the advisability of granting liberty to Mr. A. C. Stone

and others to shoot on the said reserve. We also state that the unanimous consent
of the Band was granted to the above named A. C. Stone and others to shoot on the

said reserve, as stated in the copy of the resolution passed and conditions made to

which this affidavit is attached.

Sworn to before me at Ekfrid, in the) THOMAS GORDON, Indian Agent.
County of Middlesex, this 20th Chief A. SICKLES.

day of September, A.D. 1882. |

Jas. G. BEGG,
A Commissioner.

Liber 84, Folio 344.
L. A. CATELLIER,
Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

Recorded 4th December, 1882. ]

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ni <i ether cities.

No. 198.

Know ALL Men By THESE Presents, that, we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Scugog Band of the Mississaugua Indians resident on our reserve
in the Township of Scugog, in the County and Province of Ontario and Dominion of
Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in council

asembled,—

Do hereby remise, release, 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 Seugog, in the County and Province of Ontario, and —
containing by admeasurement one acre and three quarters of one acre, be the same P
more or less and being composed of the north-west corner of lot number seven, in the
eleventh concession of the said township, which may be more particularly described

as follows :—

Commencing where a post has been planted at the north-west angle of the said
lot ; thence north seventy-four degrees, east five chains and eighty-three links to
the west limit of the “Centre Road”; thence south thirty-two degrees thirty-minutes,
west eight chains and forty-two links to the westerly limit of the said lot ; thence
north sixteen degrees, west six chains more or less to the place of beginning. ;

To have and to hold the said one acre and three quarters of one acre of kiynd »
unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever.

In trust to sell and convey the same to such person or persons and upon such
terms and conditions 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
ennually or semi-annually to us and our descendants for ever. :

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men, do, on behalf of our people and for ©
eurselves, hereby ratify and confirm and promise to ratify and confirm whatever the /

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raid Government of the said Dominion may do or cause to be lawfully done in con-

nection with the sale and disposal of the said one acre and three-quarters of one
«ere of land.

in Witness WHEREOF, we, the said Chief and Principal Men have hereunto set
cur hands and affixed our seals this fifteenth day of December, in the year of Our
Lerd one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.

Signed, sealed and delivered in pre-| , his
sence of us, having’ been first read} OHN JOHNSON, Chief, x
d int ted J mark.
ies age angel CHANCEY JOHNSTON,

eee MARSDEN, ABRAHAM JOHNSTONE,

Interpreter. <e
W. M. WILLcox, JAMES JOHNSON, x
WILLIAM PLUMMER, ae
Supt. and Com’r I.A. Isaac JOHNSON,

WILLIAM MARSDEN,
CHARLES McCUug,
THos. MARSDEN.

DoMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, |

County or YorK.
or Wit: |

Personally appeared before me, William Plummer, of the city of Toronto, in the
said Province, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
John Johnston, resident on the reserve of the Scugog Band of Mississaugua Indians

in the Township of Scugog, in the County of Ontario, and Province aforesaid, the
Chief of the said Band of Indians. ’

And the said William Plummer for himself saith :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the said Scugog Band of Mississaugua Indians of the full age of
twenty-one years.

That such assent was given at a meeting or council of said Band of Indians
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 meeting or council 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 said Band of Indians, or interested in the land mentioned in the said
release or surrender.

And the said John Johnston for himself saith :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by himself and a majority
of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years.

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

That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not
an habitual resident on the reserve of the said Scugog Band of Mississaugua Indians

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

Sworn before me by the said deponents, WILLIAM PLUMMER,
William Plummer and John Johns- | “i ‘ag
ton, this twentieth day of December, JOHN JOHNSTON, x

mark.

WILLIAM MARSDEN, ,
Of Scugog Island, Farmer.

A. D. 1882. As to the deponent,
John Johnston, through the  inter-
pretation of William Marsden, the said
William Marsden having been first
sworm that he had truly, distinctly
and audibly interpreted the contents
of this affidavit to the said deponent,
John Johnston, and that he would
truly and faithfully interpret to the
said John Johnston the oath about to
be administered to him.

J. D. Boxe;
Chancellor of Ontario.
Recorded 5th March, 1883.
Lib. 80, Fol. 563

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

No. 199.

Kxow ALL Men By THEesr Presents, that we, the Chief and Principal Men of
the Band of Indians known as the Moravians of the Thames, in the Township of
Orford, in the County of Kent, and Province of Ontario, being this day assembled in
ccuneil summoned for that purpose, have agreed to surrender and yield up unto Her
‘Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all the right,
claim and title which we possess of, in and to that certain parcel of land lying and >
being on our reserve aforesaid, and which may be more particularly known and de-
scribed as being a lot on the farm of Tsrael Peters, forty feet wide by fifty feet deep,
along the north-west side of the school ground on which a church has been erected
by the Church of England of the Diocese of Huron.

With the object of the land in question being conveyed to the Synod of the
Diocese of Huron in trust for a church and mission with the distinct understanding
that the land above described is surrendered for church purposes only, and cannot
be assigned, sublet, or sold, and to be forfeited for non uses for three years.

Ix Witness Wuerror, we have hereunto set our hands and and seals at Moravian
Town this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight”

hundred and eighty-two.

Signed, sealed and delivered, having | Chief C. M. STONEFISH, his. |
been previously read and explained } JOSEPH PHEASANT, feet Lae
in our presence. adie Frank CO, Wampum, [L.8.]

Joun BEArTIE, JOSHUA JACOBS, Fee nelans. |
JOSEPH PHEASANT. Isaac. Hitt, fs
JOHN LEwISs, [L.8.]

Epwarp WHITBY, [L.$.]

PETER STONEFISH, [L.S.]

JONAS Noau, PLS.

V. R. SNAKE, [L.8.]

_ GorrLieB TOBIAS, [L.8.]

J. B. Noau, ! [L.S.]

Davip Do.son, [L.S8.]

JOHN LoGaN, [L.S.]

WESLEY JACOBS. [L.8.]