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MISH-AH-WOS-E-GAI [L.S.]
MIsH-AH-BAI [Lares
WAH-QUEEME [L.8.j
WAI-ME-GWON [L.8.]
ME-z1E-GUN-E-GEZHIK [L.S.]
WAI-TOCH-E-WAI-NAH (totem) CLs
PAI-BONE-WAI-WE-TUNG [L.S.]
Up-£-cuN [L.S.]
Now-QUAI-OS-GA [L.8.]
N&E-BOW-E-GE-ZINIK [L.8.]
O-TONG-GE-GAH-BOW-E-QUA [L.8.]
SAH-GUTCH-E-WA-GE-ZHIK [L.8.]
Now-W0S-E-NO-QUA [L.8.]
KAI-BOM-E-GE-ZHIK PES. |
CAH-ZHE-GAME. [L.8.]

Fourteen of the above mentioned were signed by me, by their direction, I being
their Chief, and they having to leave for their hunting grounds.
Chief BONE-KE-OSH, (totem).
Witness :
J. Prince, Judge, &c.,
C. T. Dupont, V.S.I.A. and Commissioner.

And we hereby certify that the above release or surrender has been assented to
and executed by the Chiefs and Principal members of the tribe of Indians above
mentioned, assembled at a meeting of such band or tribe summoned for that purpose
according to their rules and entitled to vote thereat.

JOHN PRINCE,
Judge of the District of Algoma.

C. 2. DUPONT; *
Visiting Supt. and Commr. Indian Affarrs.

PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE,
Orrawa, 12th January, 1866. —

I hereby certify that this surrender has been duly entered on the records of this

Department in Lib. C.S. Surrenders to the Crown, Folio 970. :
GEO. H. LANE,

Deputy Provincial Registrar.

No. 104. .

SuRRENDER by the Six Nations Indians of the Grand River, in the Province of Canada,
To Her Majesty Queen. Victoria, five acres of their lands in the Township of
Tuscarora as described below.

Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chiefs of the Six
Nations Indians, living upon lands in the Counties of Brant and Haldimand, and act-
ing on behalf of our whole people, do hereby remise, release, surrender, quit-claim and
yield up, unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all
and singular that certain parcel or tract of land situated in the Province of Canada
aforesaid, and in that part of the said Province, known as the Township of Tuscarora,
in the County of Brant, being composed of the south-east corner of the south half of
lot number twenty-six in the third concession of the said Township of Tuscarora, ton-
taining by admeasurement five acres, more or less, to have and to hold the same unto
Her Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, and convey in trust to the
New England Society for the benefit of the Six Nations Indians, for the uses of a


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church, parsonage and burial ground, in connection with the Church of England, but
for no other purpose.

And we, the said Chiefs of the Six Nations of Indians aforesaid, do on behalf of
our people and for ourselves hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and
confirm whatsoever the Government of this Province may do or cause to be done in
connection therewith.

Ix Wrrness WHEREOF, the said Chiefs have set our hands and athxed our seals unto
this instrument in the Township of Tuscarora, in the County of Brant aforesaid.

Done at our Council House this twenty-first day of September, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

Signed, sealed and delivered PY NicHoLas BuRNING, fL.S.]
presence of: his

S. I. Jonzs, Joun Hitn, x [L.S.]
Judge of the County Court of the County Bes

of Brant WinuiamM Buck, x Piss]
and of mark

J. T. GILKISON, JOSEPH LEWIS, [eleese

Visiting Superintendent and Commis- Davin CARPENTER, x [L.8.]

sioner of Indian Affairs. JOHN SICKERS, x [L.8.]

JACOB CARPENTER, X [L.8.]

Davip Hitt, farmer, [L.8.]

Isaac LEwIs, FES.

Jacom Haut, B. of Q! x [L.8.]

JOSEPH FRASER, x [L.S.]

D. VENEVERY, Se]

SENECA JOHNSON, x [L.S.]

Isaac Hitt, Onon, x pies

JOSEPH SNOW, x [L.8.]

Aaron HILL, x [L.8.]

Peter JOHN, x poners|

Davip JOHN, x [L.8.]

JAS. Hitt WARNER, X [L.S.]

ABRAM MARACLE, x PES]

Henry CLENCH, x Cea

AprRAm §. HILL, x [L.8.]

Davin Hitt JACKET, x [L.8.]

JOSEPH PORTER, x ee ELS.

N. H. Burnine, (oS.

JOSEPH MONTURE, x Poss]

JNO. WARNER, xX [L.S.]

JAMES MONTURE, x pls

JNO, FISHCARRIER, X piacis|

JACOB SILVERSMITH, x [L.S.]

JOHN POWLESS, X flss

WILLIAM HENRY, x [L.8.]

- WILLIAM JIMISON, x [L.8.]

IsRAEL HILL, x iS

JACOB JIMISON, x [L.S.]

JAMES GIVINS, X [L.8.]

ELIJAH JOHNSON, x [L.8.]

Tuomas ISAAC, x CLS

GrorGE MONTURE, x [L.S.]

JOHN GENERAL, Jr., x [L.S.]

Joi CARPENTER. [L.S.]


And we hereby certify that the above release or surrender has been assented to and
executed by the majority of the Chiefs of the Six Nations Indians.

S. I. JONES,
Judge of the County Court aforesard.

J. T. GILKISON,
Vis. Superintendent and Commissioner.

PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE,
Orrawa, 12th January, 1866.

I hereby certify that this surrender has been duly entered on the records of this
Department in Lib. C.S. of Surrenders to the Crown, Folio 267.

GEO. H. LANE,
Deputy Provinciel Registrar.

No. 105.

Surrenper by the Sia Nations of the Grand River, in the Province of Canada, to Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, of their lands in the Townships of Tuscarora and Onerda
for the purposes of a road along the line of their reserves, as described below.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PresENTS that we, the undersigned Chiefs of the Six
Nations Indians, living upon lands in the Counties of Brant and Haldimand, and
Province of Canada, for and acting on behalf of our whole people d» hereby remise,
release, surrender, quit-claim, and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her
heirs and successors for ever, all and singular those certain parcels or tracts of land,
situated in the Province of Canada aforesaid, and in that part of the said Province,
known as the Townships of Tuscarora and Oneida, in the Counties of Brant and
Haldimand, being composed of not exceeding two rods in width from off the margin,
or south boundary of the Townships of Tuscarora and Oneida Indian Reserves, adjoin-
ing and contiguous to the Townships of Townsend and Walpole, for the purposes of a
public road, or highway, provided that the people of the said Townships of Townsend.
and Walpole give an equal quantity of land for said road.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and

successors for ever in trust, for the purposes of said road or highway, and upon such ~~

terms as the Government of this said Province shall or may deem most conducive to
the interests of us the said Chiefs and our people in all time to come.

And we the said Chiefs of the Six Nations of Indians aforesaid do on behalf of
our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and
confirm, whatsoever the Government of this Province may do, or cause to be done in
connection with the disposal of said lands.

In Witness WHEREOF the said Chiefs have set our hands and affixed our seals unto
this instrument, in the Township of Tuscarora, in the County of Brant aforesaid.

Done at our Council House this twenty-first day of September in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

Signed, sealed and pasiry NICHOLAS BURNING, (L.S.]
in presence of: JOSEPH LEWIS, [L.S.]
S. I. JONEs, JAMES GIVINS, xX [L.S8.]

Judge of the County Court of the County JACOB CARPENTER, [L.8.]
of Brant, DAVID CARPENTER, x [L.S.]
and of JOSEPH FRASER, x [L.S.]

J. T. GILKISON, D. VENEERY, [L.S.]
Visiting Superintendent and Com- Tsaac Hitt, Onon, x [L.8.]
missioner of Indian Affasrs. AaARon HILL, x [L.S.]
JOHNSON WILLIAMS, x [L.8.]

PETER JOHN, x [L.8.]

JOSEPH SNOW, x [L.8.]

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