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No. 241.

luis INDENTURE made the ninth day of November in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, between Jacques Philip alias (Tetionvasera)
and Monique Kaentenawe, his wife, Iroquois Indians of Caughnawaga, of the first
part, and Her Majesty the Queen of the second part : Witnesseth, that the said
parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars
of lawful money of Canada to them in hand paid at, or before the sealing and deliv-
ery of these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), have granted,
released, relinquished, abandoned and surrendered, and by these presents do grant,
release, relinquish, abandon and surrender unto Her Majesty the Queen, Her succes-
sors and assigns forever, in trust for school purposes, all their estate, right, ‘title,
interest, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law and in equity or otherwise how-
soever, and whether in possession or expectancy of, in, to or out of, all and singular
that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the vil-
lage of Caughnawaga, in the County of Laprairie, in the Province of Quebec, and in
the Dominion of Canada, and being composed of that certain village lot situate in the
said village of Caughnawaga opposite the church and bounded as follows, in front by
the main street, on the east by another street, on the south by the lot belonging to
the heirs of Ignace Jacob, and on the west by the present school property, together
with all the improvements, buildings and fences thereon and thereunto appertaining
and belonging : To have and to hold the aforesaid land and premises with the appur-

tenances unto Her Majesty the Queen, Her successors and assigns forever, in trust as
aforesaid.

In Witness WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their
hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered) his |
in the presence of ( Sak x _TBOTONERASERE alias
A. DEDMAN. ate Fe
panaes JACQUES PHILLIPS, [L.S.]
his
WENNIK x KAENTEUHAWI. [L.S.]

mark.

. DoMINION OF CANADA,
Prov. OF ONTARIO.
To Wit:

I, Alfred Dedman, of the Village of Caughnawaga, in the Province of Quebec,
Land Surveyor, make oath and say, as follows :—

That I was personally present and did see the within named Jacques Philip
alias Tetionvasera) and Monique Kaentenawe, his wife, duly sign and seal and, as
their respective acts and deeds, deliver the annexed deed of surrender on the day of
the date thereof.

That I, this deponent, am a subscribing witness thereto.

That the said instrument was executed at the said village of Caughnawaga.

That I know the said parties.

Sworn before me at Montreal, in the)
Province of Quebec, District of |
Montreal, this twelfth day of Nov-( A. DEDMAN.
ember, A.D. 1887. ]

THEO. DOoUucET,
A Commr., &éc.