No. 178.

Know ALL Men By THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Warriors
of the Wyandott Indians, of the Township of Anderdon, in the County of Essex,
and Province of Ontario, being a majority of the male members of the said Wyan-
dott Indians, of the full age of twenty-one years, in Council summoned and assem-
bled, for that purpose among other things, according to their rules, and held in the
presence of Ebenezer Watson, Esquire, Commissioner and Visiting Superintendent
of Indian Affairs, duly authorized to attend such Council, for and in consideration
of the trusts, and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and of the sum of one
dollar of lawful money of Canada (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged),
‘+n our names and in the name of the whole, and on the behalf of our said Nation or
Band, have given, assigned, released and surrendered, and by these presents do give,
assign, release and surrender unto Her Majesty, Her successor and assigns, all and
singular those certain parcels or tracts of land situate, lying and being in the Town-
ship of Anderdon, in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario, being composed
of : Firstly, the south-east quarter of lot number six, in the third concession of the
said Township of Anderdon, containing fifty acres, be the same more or less ;
secondly, the south-west quarter of lot number nine, in the fourth coneession of the
said Township of Anderdon, containing fifty acres, be the same more or less ; thirdly,
the south-east quarter of lot number nine, in the fourth concession of the said Town-
ship of Anderdon, containing fifty acres, be the same more or less; fourthly, the
north-west quarter of lot number eight, in the second concession of the said Town-
ship of Anderdon, containing fifty acres, be the same more or less; fifthly, the south-
west quarter of lot number six, in the third concession of the said Township of

_iAnderdon, containing fifty acres, be the same more or less.

To have and to hold the said parcels of lands unto Her Majesty, Her successor
and assigns forever, in trust, and for the purposes following, that is to say: In, trust
to grant, convey and assure the same respectively, in fee simple, as follows, that is
tc say : The parcel of land firstly above mentioned unto Victoria Maguire (wife of
Henry Maguire, of the said Township of Anderdon, farmer), who was formerly a
member of the said Wyandott Indians; the parcel of land secondly above mentioned
unto Elmira Clark, a member of the said Wyandott Indians; the parcel of land
thirdly above mentioned unto Christine Ramon, who was formerly a member of the

mentioned unto Catherine Bernard, who was formerly a member of the said Wyan-
dott Indians, and now the wife of J ohn Bernard, of the said Township of Anderdon,

day of May, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine,
at our Council House, in the Township of Anderdon aforesaid.

Signed, sealed and delivered) his

in the presence of ( JOSEPH ete Chief. [L.8.]
Joseph WHITE, JOSEPH WaARROW, PES]
EBENEZER WATSON. S Wuire, rL.S.]

THos. B. WHITE, [L.8.]

Gro. G. CLARKE, [L.8.]

ALEXANDER CLARKE, Flees

ALEX’R WHITE, [L.8.]

THOMAS WaARROW, LES.

JOSEPH WHITE, iiss]

Lewis WaArRRow, eatery
RANDOLPH CLARKE, [L.S.]
his
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JOSEPH J. CLARKE, Seg
P. D. CuarKke. [L.8.]
ONTARIO,
County or Essex.
To Wit:

I, Ebenezer Watson, of the Town of Sarnia, in the County of Lambton, Esq.,
make oath and say : a }

1. That I am a Visiting Superintendent of Indian Affairs, authorized by the
Superntendent-General of Indian Affairs, of the Dominion of Canada, to attend the
meetings or councils of the Wyandott Indians of Anderdon, summoned according
to their rules, for the purpose, among others, of making the annexed release or
surrender. }

2. That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the Wyandott Indians of Anderdon, of the full age of twenty-one
years, at a meeting or council thereof, summoned for that purpose (among others),
according to their rules, and held in my presence at their council house, in the
Township of Anderdon, and attested by the signatures of the Chief and thirteen of
such male members, as appears on reference to the said release or surrender.

Sworn before me at the Town of Sand-)

wich, in the County of Essex, this} EBENEZER WATSON.
29th day of April, 1880. J
G. W. Leaeatt,

Judge of the County Court, County of Essex.

ONTARIO,
County oF ESSEX.

Le? Wat:

I, Joseph White, of the Town of Windsor, in the County of Essex, wine merchant, _
make oath and say : .

1. That | am a member of the Wyandott Indians, of the Township of Anderdon, |
and one of the Principal Men present at the meeting or council of the said Wyandott
Indians, whereat the within release or surrender was assented to, and as such en-
titled to vote thereat.

2. That the within release or surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the Wyandott Indians of Anderdon, of the full age of twenty-one
years, at a meeting or council thereof, summoned for that purpose (among others),
according to their rules, and held in the presence of Ebenezer Watson, Esq., Visiting
Superintendent of Indian Affairs, at their council house, in the Township of Ander-

don, .as attested by the signatures of the Chief and thirteen others of such male .
members as will appear on reference thereto.

Sworn before me at the Town of Wind-)
sor, in the County of Essex, this 30th} JOSEPH WHITE.
day of April, 1880. J

G. W. Leaeatt,
Judge of the County Court, County of Essex.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA,

REGISTRAR’S BRANCH, OTtTawa, January 21st, 1881.

I hereby certify the within to be a true and faithful copy of the record of the
original surrender, as entered in Lib. 60, Folio 480.

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

Recorded 29th July, 1880.

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

iINow 179:

Know att Men py THese Presents that we, the undersigned Chief and Warriors
of the Wyandott Indians, of the Township of Anderdon, in the County of Essex
and Province of Ontario, being a majority of the male members of the said Wyandott
Indians of the full age of twenty-one years, in council summoned and assembled, for
that purpose, among other things, according to their rules, and held in the presence
of Ebenezer Watson, Esq., Commissioner and Visiting Superintendent of Indian
Affairs, duly authorized to attend such council, for and in consideration of the trusts
and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and of the sum of one dollar of lawful
money (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), in our names and in the name

of the whole, and on the behalf of our said Nation or Band, have granted, given, -
assigned, released and surrendered, and by these presents do grant, give, assign,

release and surrender unto Her Majesty, Her successors and assigns, all and singu-
lar that certain parcel or tract of land, or land covered with water, situate, lying and

_ being in the Township of Anderdon, in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario,

being composed of the water front or lot immediately in front of lot number eighteen,
in the first concession of the said Township of Anderdon, which. may be described as
follows, that is to say : Commencing at the edge of the Detroit River, on the boun-
dary line between said lot number eighteen and lot number seventeen ; thence west-
erly, following the said boundary line, produced twelve chains, more or less, to the
channel bank of the said River Detroit; thence northerly, following the said channel
bank, ten chains, more or less, to the boundary line produced between the said lot
number eighteen and lot number nineteen ; thence easterly along the last mentioned
limit, fifteen chains, more or less, to the water’s edge of the said river ;_ thence south-
erly along the said water’s edge of the said river, ten chains, more or less, to the place
of beginning—containing by admeasurement thirteen acres, more or less.

And also, all and singular that certain other parcel or tract of land, and land
covered with water, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sandwich West, in the
said County of Essex and Province of Ontario, being composed of an “ Island,” des-
eribed and known as “ Grass Island,” situate in the Detroit River, opposite to “ Fight-
ing Island,” also situate in the said river, said to contain by admeasurement fifteen
acres more or less.

To have and to hold the same, together with their appurtenances, unto Her
Majesty, Her successor and assigns forever, in trust, to sell and convey the same to
the purchaser or purchasers thereof, and to apply the proceeds thereof for the use

and benefit of the said Wyandott Indians.