94 Received on the day and year within mentioned of His Majesty William the Fourth, the sum of five shillings of lawful money of Upper Canada, being the full consideration money within mentioned to be paid to us. Witness : Henry Brant, Jas. Winniett, 8S. J. A., ; his Lewis BURWELL, AWENNARAS, X UriAn ‘TARRANT., Jacor Mian No. 39. Tus INDENTURE, made the 26th day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, between Henry Brant, Isaac Lewis, Jacob Martin, John Johnson, Oneida Joseph, Peter Green, Joseph Doxtater, Cornelius Shakokaeyas, Thomas Skanawaith, Jacob Johnson, Joseph Snow, Joseph Kironhgon- tye, William Alvis, Jacob Dewaenennote, Sachems or Chiefs and Principal Men of the Six Nations Indians possessing and residing on the tract of land commonly called the Ouse or Grand River tract, of the one part, and Our Sovereign Lord William the Fourth, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, of the other part. Whereas his late Majesty, King George the Third, of glorious memory, in con- sideration of the early attachment to his cause manifested by the Chief Warriors and people of the Mohawk Indians and of the loss of their settlement, which they thereby sustained, and being desirous of showing His royal approbation of the same and of recompensing the losses which they had sustained, was graciously pleased to authorize and permit the said Mohawk Indians and such other of the Six Nations of Indians as wished to settle in that quarter to take possession of and settle upon the banks of the river commonly called the Ouse or Grand River running into Lake Erie, allotting to them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river which they and their posterity were to enjoy for ever. And whereas the late Captain Joseph Brant, in his lifetime as the agent for and on behalf of the said Six Nations Indians, executed divers leases and thereby granted or intended to grant certain parcels or tracts of land, parcel of the above-mentioned Grand River tract, to divers individuals for long terms of years. And whereas the holders of such leases have no legal title to the lands therein comprised, and it hath been proposed and recommended to the said Indians at a meeting in Council of their Chiefs and Principal Men convened and held at the Mohawk Village, on the 29th day of January, 1835, aforesaid, that such persons as have obtained under fair and equitable circumstances the leases aforesaid shall receive from His Majesty free grants of the several tracts or parcels of land therein comprised as aforesaid, and that the said lands so leased or intended to be leased by the said Captain Joseph Brant, as aforesaid, shall be surrendered to His Majesty for the purpose of being so granted as aforesaid, to which proposal the said Six Nations Indians in Council, as aforesaid, have assented, and by articles of provisional agree- ment made and entered into at the said meeting in Council on the said 29th day of January, 1835, between James Winniett, Esquire, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, on the part and behalf of His Majesty King William the Fourth, of the one part, and the Chiefs and Principal Men of the said Six Nations Indians, residing on the said tract of land, on the other part, they the said Chiefs and Principal Men did resolve and agree, as well on their own behalf as on the behalf of the said Six Nations Indians, residing as aforesaid, to surrender to His said Majesty, His heirs and successors, all and singular such parcels or tracts of land so leased or intended to be leased by the said Captain Joseph Brant as aforesaid: In trust and fur the purpose aforesaid. Now ris INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said Henry Brant, Isaac Lewis, J acob Martin, John Johnson, Oneida Joseph, Peter Green, Joseph Doxtater, Cornelius Shakokaeyas, Thomas Skanawatih, Jacob J ohnson, Joseph Snow, Joseph Kironhgontye, William Alvis, Jacob Dewaenennote, Chiefs or Principal Men of the Mohawk or Six ett titieteee te ~““@ ert; 95 — Nations Indians residing on the said tract of land, commonly called the Ouse or Grand River tract, in pursuance of such resolution and agreement in Council as aforesaid, have and each of them hath, as well on their own behalf as also on the behalf of the suid Mohawk or Six Nations Indians residing on the tract aforesaid, surrenjered and yielded up and by these presents do surrender and yield up unto Our Sovereigt, Lord the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, His heirs and successors, all and siugular the several parcels or tracts of land, parcel of the said Grand River tract, which the said Captain Joseph Brant at any time heretofore in his lifetime, by any lease or leases by him executed as the agent for and on behalf of the said Six Nations Indians, granted, demised, or leased, or intended to grant, remise or lease to any person or persons and for any term or terms, estate or interest whatsoever, togethe: with all woods, underwoods, ways, water-courses, improvements, profits, commodities, here- ditaments and appurtenances thereon lying and being or thereto elonging or in any- wise appertaining. And all reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, with their and every of their appurfen‘inves. And all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim anjJ Jemand whatso ver, both at law and in equity, of them the said Chiefs and Princiyrel Men and of th: said people of the Mohawks or Six Nations Indians and their posterity for ever, of, in, to and out of the said parcel or tract of land and premises hereby surrendered, with their appurten- ances, to the end, intent and purpose and His said Majesty King William the Fourth shall and may forthwith command and direct that free grants by His Majesty’s Most Gracious Letters Patent under the Great Seal of this Province shall be made to the holders of such leases obtained under such fair and equitable circumstances as afore- said of the several tracts or parcels of land therein respectively comprised and intended to be thereby leased as aforesaid. Ix Witness Wuereor, the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Witnesses : HENRY BRANT, iS: W. R. SMITH, Tsaac Lewis, [L.8.] Joun Sir, JacoB MARTIN, [L.S.] Tas. Winnett, Supt. Indn. Affrs. JOHN JOHNSON, [L.8.] his ONEDIA JOSEPH, X ES] mark. PETER GREEN, false] his JOSEPH DOXTATER, X eS] mark. his JOHN TAYEKAWEHHE, X [L.8.] mark. his CoRNELS SHAKOKARYAS, X [L.8.] mark. his THOMAS SKANUWATIH, X [L.S] mark. his JACOB JOHNSON, X bes sl| mark. his JOSEPH SNOW, X [L.8.] mark. his JOSEPH KIRONHYONTYE, X [L.8.] mark. WILLIAM ALVIS, [L.S.] his / JACOB DEWAENENNOTE, X [L.8.] mark. Orry or Toronto, 28th April, 1835. \ly Dear Str—lI beg to hand you the accompanying deeds, recently executed by the Chiefs of the Six Nations Indians, which His Excellency was pleased to say at an interview I had with him yesterday he thought ought to be registered in the Secre- tary’s office. The one is a deed surrendering to His Majesty 48,000 acres of land for the purpose of sale, for the benefit of the Indians, and the other is a surrender of all the lands ineluded in the Brant leases to His Majesty for the purpose of enabling patents to issue to such persons as may be found equitably entitled to receive them. Both the deeds are of such an important nature that IT should recommend strongly their being recorded without delay. After this has been done, it would be well, perhaps, if they were returned to me, to be kept with the Indian papers, or deposited in the Indian Ofice. . I remain, my dear Sir Very faithfully yours, WILLIAM HEPBURN, Lieut. Col. Rowan, A Trustee of the Six Nation Indians. we., &e., &e. In council, 7th May, 1835.—Recommended that the within surrender ,to the Crown be accepted, and recorded in the Registrar’s office of this Province. JOHN STRACHAN, P.C. Approved, | J. COLBORNE, Lieut. Governor. Entered in book E, folio 10, 20th May, 1835. ( D. Cameron, Sec’y and Reg’r. No. 40. Tus INDENTURE, made the second day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty-five, between Henry Brant, William Doxtater, Joseph Hess. Jacob Martin, Isaac Leck, John Johnson, Aaron Frashier, Awennaras, Onakar onton, Skanawatih, Oyatajiwak, Ahriron, Asarekrwah, Kahnehtakeh, Kanonheritawi, Peter Green, Joseph Karouhyontye, Shoherese, Tesonarenyen, Onahteron, Joseph Dox- tater, Otshaton, Tayekawehhe, John Silver, John Obadiah and William Alvis, Sachems or Chiefs and Principal Men of the Six Nations Indians, possessing and residing on the tract of land commonly called the Ouse or Grand River tract, of the one part, and Our Sovereign Lord William the Fourth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, of the other part. Whereas, His Late Majesty, King George the Third, of glorious memory, in con sideration of the early attachment to his cause manifested by the Chief Warriors an¢| people of the Mohawk Indians and of the loss of their settlement which they thereby sustained, and being desirous of showing his royal approbation of the same and ot recompensing the losses which they had sustained, was graciously pleased to authorize and permit the said Mohawk Indians and such other of the Six Nations of Indian: | a; wished to settle in that quarter to take possession of and settle upon the banks of the river commonly called the Ouse or Grand River, running into Lake Erie, allotting t» them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river, which they and their posterity were to enjoy for ever. And whereas it hath been resolved by the Indians now inhabiting and residing upon the said tract of land, at a meeting in Council of their Chiefs and Principal Men convened and held at the Mohawk Village, on the twenty-ninth day of January last past, that it would be greatly for the profit of the said Indians and their posterity if certain parcels or tracts of land occupied by them were surrendered to His Majesty, for the purpose of being sold, and the moneys arising therefrom applied to and for the use