238 ; DrEPARTMENT OF Crown JANDs, Entered in Letters Received No. 19, P. 248. Noy. 20th, 1862. ProvinciAL REGISsTRAR’S OFFICE, ~Quesec, 28th November, 1862. I hereby certify that this surrender has been duly entered on the records of this office in Lib. C. S. Surrenders to the Crown, Folio 228. | WM. KEND oe Deputy Registrar of the Province. No. 95. At a General Council held on the Chippewa Reserve at Carrodoe on the 26th day of September, 1862, it was agreed between the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Chippewa and Munsee Bands and the Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs, to sur- render for the purpose of being sold for their benefit, all the oak, elm, rock and walnut timber, suitable for staves or square timber now standing within the limits of the said reserve, in the manner and on the terms hereunto attached. One half of the bonus obtained at the sale of the timber to be distributed among the band as soon after it is received as possible. The remainder of the bonus and sum realized to be invested for the benefit of. the said band and the interest distributed half yeariy. | The dues to be paid on the timber in addition to the bonus, to be the same as collected on Government timber at Quebec. Ix Witness Wuereor, we, the Chiefs and Principa] Men, have hereunto set our hands and totems the day and year above mentioned on behalf of our band. This arrangement was entered into fy aieeeeae his and concurred in by all the In- 2 - ie dians present in Council, now niatl being over seventy persons. Capt. THOMAS, x Wa. Spracce, D.S.1.A., sah 7 + 1S FROOME ee. VSD: Tuos, SNAKE, x Muncey Town, September 26th, 1862. hale! his THos. FISHER, X mark. NELSON BEAVER, his Gro. x MISKOKOMON, mark. JOHN WAMPUM, Terms on which the oak, elm, and walnut timber on the Carradoc Reserve shall be sold. : The reserve to be divided into two blocks, as nearly equal as possible, to be offered at public auction at London on the 22nd October. To be awarded to the party who will give the largest bonus for the privilege. The dues payable to be the same as is exacted at Quebec, on timber cut on Crown Lands. Mcuncey Town, September 26th, 1862. No. 96. Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, John Natty and Frederick Fisher, Chiefs of the Band of Chippewa Indians, of the Township of Anderdon, in the 239 County of Essex, and Western District of the Province of Canada, in Council assem- bled, do hereby surrender and yield up unto Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Vic- toria, Her heirs and successors, all our right, title, interest, claim, property and demand whatsoever, both at law and in equity, of, in, and to that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in block CO, in the Township, County, District and Province aforesaid, being composed of lot number five in the fourth concession of the said Township, con- taining by admeasurement three hundred acres, be the same more or less; with all and singular the appurtenances, privileges, advantages and hereditaments unto the said pre- mises appertaining or in anywise belonging for ever. To the end and purpose that Her said Majesty, Her heirs and successors may be graciously pleased to order and direct that the said three hundred acres of land be disposed of by bargain and sale and the moneys arising therefrom to be applied in the erection of buildings and the purchase of working oxen, farming implements, seed grain and such other articles as may be required for the settlement of the said band of Indians on Walpole Island in the Western Dis- trict aforesaid. | In Testimony WHEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the said band have hereunto set our names and seals at Amherstburgh, Canada West, the eighteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. Signed and sealed in our presence being his first read and fully explained: Joun x Natty, Chief. [L.S.] P. W. Taytor, par yas Major R. C. R. Regt. FREDERICK x FisHEr, Chief. [L.S.] Jd. W. PETO, ‘ mark jeut. R. C. RK. Be is : ; ioe Sead A est _ TAWA-KE x SHECASE, Chief Warrior, [L.S.] Interpreter, Indian Dept. ae Epwarp x Natty, Chief Warrior. [1.8.} mark Certified. Approved: J. ba CUmNOE, Exioms & KINCARDINE, We Se 08, Av T. E. Campsetit, Major, Secy. Recorded 23rd February, 1848, R. A. TUCKER, Registrar. PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, QUEBEC, 9th January, 1863. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the record of the original surrender as entered in Lib. A, Surrenders to the Crown, Folio 342. WM. KENT, Dep. Prov. Registrar. CHIPPEWAS OF ANDERDON AND POINT PELEE. Evidence of F. Talfourd, Esquire, Appendix No. 21. | Only three Chippewa families became permanent settlers on the Anderdon Reserve, and when the survey was made in 1839, a tract of 300 acres in block C was set apart for them. In the year 1846, Mr. Superintendent Clench was directed to request them to remove to the Chippewa Settlement on Walpole Island. To this they consented, on condition that the land they were about to relinquish, and on which they had made a good clear- ing, should be sold and the proceeds applied to settle them in their new home. ~ 240 The removal at onee took place, and the land was sold by the agent for £377.10.0 ($1,510) on the 8th October, 1849, to Joseph Ward, who paid down £125.0.0, ($500) and a further sum of £54.0.0 ($216), for the improvement made by the Indians, but no portion of this money was ever accounted for. These families removed from their old homes, and deprived of the promised assist- ance. have at times suffered much, and for the want of teams and farming implements, have been unable properly to cultivate their lands. A further sum of £75.0.0 ($300) paid by the purchaser of the land in Anderdon, has been appropriated in part, to pay for the erectiun of the Chief’s house and to pro- vide him with some supplies which are much required. The remainder of the purchase money and interest when collected from Mr. Ward, will be equally divided among the surviving members of this band. No. 97. KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we Joseph White, Alexander Clarke, Joseph Warrow, Senior, Alexis Splitlog, George Clark, Solomon White, Thomas White, Joseph Warrow, Junior, and James Clark, the Chiefs and Principal Men of the: Wyandott Indians resident in the Township of Anderdon, in the County of Essex and Province of Canada, on the Detroit River, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our tribe and nation, 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 cer- tain parcel or tract of land situated in the Province of Canada, being the island in the said Detroit River known as Fighting Island, Turkey Island or Ile d’Inde, and all appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hold the same to Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, in trust to sell and convey the same to such person or persons and upon such terms as the Government of this Province shall or may deem most conducive to the interests of us the said Chiefs and Principa: Men and our people; and upon the further condition that the moneys received for the sale thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expense of management, be placed at interest for our benefit and that of our people in all time to come, and that the said interest shall be paid semi-annually to us and our descendants. And we the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the Wyandott Tribe of Indians do for ourselves and on behalf of our people hereby ratify and confirm whatsoever the Government of this Province hath done or caused to be done in connection with the disposal and sale of the said island. | Ix Witness WuEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals at the Township of Anderdon, this twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. Signed, sealed and delivered in his ee sa le JOSEPH x WHITE, [L.8.] oa ae 4 ne ; mark and seal. Tn, Wie LBGCAET ALEX.. CLARKE, [L.8.] Judge County Court, ae County of Essex. JOSEPH x Warrow, Sr., [L.S.] FrROOME JALFOURD, mark and seal. Aen ALExIs M. SPLITLOG, [L.8.] GEO. CLARKE, [L.8.7 P. WHITE, [L.8.] Tuos. B. WHITE, [L.8.] JOSEPH Warrow, Jr., [L-8.] JAMES CLARKE, [L.S-] And we hereby certify that the above release or surrender has been assented to and executed by the Chief and principal members of the tribe of Indians above men-