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No. 288.

Know att Men By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Prin-
cipal men of The Munsees of the Thames Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in
‘the Township of Caradoc, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, Do
hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the
Queen, her Heirs and Successors, ALL AND SINGULAR, those certain parcels or
tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Caradoc Indian Reserve in
the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement

: be the same more or less and being composed of all those portions of the
Caradoe Indian Reserve absolutely under the control of the Department of Indian
Affairs and belonging to the said Band of Indians.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, her
Heirs and Successors, in trust to lease 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, for the term of ten years for shooting purposes.

And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the leasing thereof,
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be paid to
us and our descendants annually or semi-annually during the said term.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said The Munsees of the
Thames 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 leasing of the said lands for shooting purposes
for the term of ten years.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals
this 29th day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the pre- ) CHIEF Scopte Locan [L.8.J

sence of: “CHARLES TIMOTHY [L.8.]

THOMAS GORDON Warrior W. J. WADDILOVE [L.S.]

“« — Jostan J. Witson [L.S.]

“  CorNnELIus Locan [L.S.}

« Sampson JOHN [L.S.]

«(ALBERT PETERS [L.S.}

“as BEN LOGAN [L.S.]

“  JoHN x DoucGLas [L.8.}

“«  JosEPH x DoLsIN [L.S.}

“PETER DD, JONES [L.S.}

“JAMES x HUFF [L.S.}

«< iW. Locan — [L.S.]}

“ JosHUA x WILSON [L.S.}

“ ‘Isatan_ x NICHOLAS [L.S.}

SECRETARY JOHN NICHOLAS pay ples

DOMINION OF CANADA, ‘| Personally appeared before me, Thomas

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ( Gordon of the Village of Strathroy in the

CouNnTY OF MIDDLESEX | Province of Ontario Indian Agent and

To Wit: J Chief of the said Band of
Indians.

And the said Thomas Gordon 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 Caradoc Reserve of the full age
of twenty-one years then present.

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That such assent was given at a meeting or council 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.

That he was duly authorized to attend such council or meeting by the Super-
intendent 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 Seobie Logan says:

That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority
of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years
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 Thomas Gordon

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
Jand mentioned 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
Thomas Gordon and

at the City of London in“the County THOMAS GORDON
of Middlesex this 30th day of Septem- SCOBIE LOGAN
ber A.D., 1890.

Wo. Exuior
Co. Judge, Mdz.

Recorded 22nd December 1890
Lib: 134, Fol. 163.

L. A. CATELLIER

Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

No. 289.

Know Att MEN By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Prin-
cipal men of the Chippewas of the Thames Band of Indians resident on. our Reserve in
the Township of Caradoc in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and
acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembed, Do hereby
release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the
Queen, her Heirs and Successors, ALL AND SINGULAR, those certain parcels or
tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Caradoc Indian Reserve in
the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement

be the same more or less and being composed of all those portions of
the Caradoc Indian Reserve absolutely under the control of the Department of Indian
Affairs and belonging to the said Band of Indians.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, her
Heirs and Successors, in trust to lease 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, for the term of ten years for shooting purposes.