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terms and provisions of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada‘ relating thereto, the
party hereto of the first part, is now and has for some time been entitled to a patent
‘rom the Crown for the land hereinafter described.

And whereas the party of the first part for divers good causes and considerations ©
hath agreed to grant, release, relinquish, abandon and surrender all his claims t)
the said lands, both at law and in equity, together with all the buildings, erections,
improvements and appurtenances thereon and thereunto appertaining and belonging
unto Her Majesty the Queen.

Now tuts INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that in consideration of the premises the party ©
of the first part doth grant, release, relinquish, abandon and surrender unto Her Ma-
iesty the Queen, Her successors and assigns forever.

All and singular the south-east quarter of section thirty-five, in township sixteen,
range nineteen, west of the First Principal Meridian in the Provinee of Manitoba,
‘1 the Dominion of Canada, together with all improvements and appurtenances

thereon and thereunto appertaining.
To have and to hold the said lands hereby granted, released, relinquished,

»bandoned and surrendered unto and to the use of Her Majesty the Queen, Her suc-

cessors and assigns forever.
In Wirness Wuereor, the party hereto hath hereunto set his hand and seal.

Witness: JOHN CAMERON. [L.8.]
W. FRANKLIN Morpnry.§

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA.
County oF MINNEDOSA.
To Wit:
I, William Franklin Morphy, of the Town of Minnedosa, in the County of Minne-

dosa, in the Province of Manitoba, Esquire, make oath and say :
1. That I was personally present and did see the within instrument, and dupli-

cate duly signed, sealed and executed by John Cameron, the party thereto.
9 That the said instrument and duplicate were executed at the said Town of

Minnedosa.
3. That I know the said party.
4. That I am a subscribing witness thereto.

Sworn before me at Minnedosa,)
in the County of Minnedosa, |

in Province of Manitoba, this{ W. FRANKLIN MORPHY.

first day of May, A.D. 1884. |

ALEX. STEWART,
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits in B. R., &e.

I certify that the within instruméet is duly entered and registered in the regis-
try office in and for the County of Minnedosa, in Book 16, at 10.1 o’clock a.m. on the

9th day of May, A.D. 1884, No. 4570.
JOS.T.DUMOUCHEL,
Dy. Registrar.

Recorded 31st July, 1884
Liber 107, Folio 74. §

G. PowELL,
U. 9. 8. for Secretary of State and Registrar-General of Canada.

Now 2s:

Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewa Indians of Nawash, resident on our reserve at Cape Croker,
in the County of Bruce, 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

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hereby release, remise, 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 County of Grey and Prov-
ince of Ontario, containing by admeasurement fourteen hundred acres, be the same
more or less, and being composed of that certain island known as “ White Cloud”
Island, situate at the entrance of Colpoy’s Bay, in the County and Province aforesaid.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and suc-
cessors 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 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 forever, in equal proportions
with the Chippewas of Saugeen.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of Nawash,
Go, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise
ts ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully
done, in connection with the sale of said White Cloud Island.

In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and aftixed our seals this
fourteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and eighty-five.

Signed, sealed and delivered] PETER SKEDONE, (L.S.]
in the presence of, after| WM. JOHNSON, [L.8.1
having been read over, in-( Lewis NaDGEewon, Meas
terpreted and explained: | CuaRLES JONES Keceponce,  [L.5.|

. FREDK. LAMORANDIERE, JOSEPH J. KEGEDONCE, [L.S.]
Secy. Paut JOHNSON, (L.$.]
Witwtram McGrecor, Sotomon J. KEGEDONCE, [easel
Chief. 7 ELIJAH JONES, TL.S.|
Witiiam ANGUS, JAMES ‘TOMAN, [L.S.]
Chief. JAMES SOLOMON, fies

JOHN AKWENZEE, fibesel|

ABNER ELL®TT, [ese

WILLIAM WOHKAS, ORS

ABRAM SKY, A bier||

FRANK NADGWON, Sed

Peter ELiort, [L.S.]

(CHARLES MEGRISS, [L.S.]

Louis SoLomon, plese]

Dominion oF Canaps, |
Province or Ontario, | '
County oF GREY. (
To Wit: J
Personally appeared before me John Creighton, of the Village of Saugeen, in the
Province of Ontario, Indian Agent, and Henry H. Madwayosh, Chief of the said Band

of Indians.
And the said John Creighton 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 Saugeen Reserve of the full age of

twenty-one years then present.
That such assent was given at a meeting or eouncil of the said Band summoned

for that purpose and according to their rules.
That he was present at such meeting or council and heard such assent given.
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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 sur-
render.

And the said Henry H. Madwayosh gays :

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by him and majority of
the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one yo.rs
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 John Creighton.

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
mientioned in the said release or surrender.

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 deponents John)

Creighton and Henry H. Madwayosh, | JOHN CREIGHTON,

at the Town of Owen Sound, in the} HENRY H. MADWAYOSH.
County of Grey, this 24th day of|

Feby., A.D. 1885.

Henry MAcPHERSON,
J. C. C. C. Gru:

Reeorded 4th April, 1885.
Lib. 95, Fol. 5741.

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

No. 214.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewa Indians of Saugeen, resident on our reserve at Saugeen, in
the County of Bruce, 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 forever, all and singular that certain parcel
or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the County of Grey and
Province of Ontario, containing by admeasurement fourteen hundred acres, be the
same more or less, and being composed of that certain island known as “ White
Cloud” Island, situate at the entrance of Colpoy’s Bay, in the County and Province
aforesaid.

To have a to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the 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 dale 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 descendants forever, in equal proportions
with the Chippewas of Nawash. |

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of Saugeen
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 sale of said White Cloud Island.