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DOMINION OF CANADA,

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, |

County oF Essex.
To Wit:

Personally appeared before me, Ebenezer Watson of the Town of Sarnia, in the
Province of Ontario, Indian Lands Agent, and James Clark, Chief of the said Band
of Indians. Be .

And the said Ebenezer Watson 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 Wyandotts of Anderdon of the full
age of twenty-one years then present. .

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 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
surrender.

And the said James Clark 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 Ebenezer Watson.

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 mentioned in the said release or surrender.

That he is the Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said
meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the deponents |

Eberezer Watson and James Clark| EBENEZER WATSON.
at the Town of Windsor in the} |

County of Essex this 26th day of| JAMES CLARK.
June, A.D. 1889. J

©. R. Horne,
Judge of the County Court of the County of Essex.

Recorded 3rd October, 1889. )
Lib. 127, Fol. 620. §

L. A. CAaTELLigR, |
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

Wore gall

Kyow Att MEN By THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Prin-
cipal Men of the Chippewas of Sarnia resident on our reserve in the County of
Lambton, 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 those certain parcels or tracts of land
and premises situate, lying and being in the Sarnia Indian Reserve, in the County of
Lambton and Province of Ontario, containing by admeasurement eighteen acres and
fifty-seven one hundredths of one acre, be the same more or less, being composed of
the right of way of the Erie and Huron Railway Company through lots E. one, two,
three, four, five, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six,

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twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three,
thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-
one, forty-two, forty-three and forty-four of the Sarnia Indian Reserve aforesaid.
To have and 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 sale thereof
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to
our credit and the interest accruing therefrom paid to us and our descendants annually

or semi-annually, forever.
And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of Sarnia

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 parcels of land.
In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this

fourth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
nine.

Signed, sealed and delivered in Witson JACOBS, [L.8.]
the presence of t DANIEL OTTER, [L.S.]
Head Chief Wirson JACOBS. BENJAMIN WHITE, (iS.
JOSEPH WAWANOSH, eee
JAMES PLAIN,
JOHN JOHNSTON, lesa
Lewis Coup, [L.8.]
SitaAs WAUBMONG,
JABIZ NAHMABIN, ES. |
A. R. NEwana,
Peter Ropp, es.

JAMES MANASS,
ELigAH MANASS,
RoBERT GEORGE,
ALEX. ROGERS,
SAMPSON JACK,
LUKE JAMES,
WILLIAM WAWANOSH.

DoMINION OF CANADA, |
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, |
County or LAMBTON. (

To Wit: J

Personally appeared before me, Adam English, of the Town of Sarnia, in the
Province of Ontario, Indian Agent, and Wilson Jacobs, Chief of the said Band of
Indians.

And the said Adam English 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 Sarnia Indian Reserve of the full
age of twenty-one years then present.

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-
imtendent-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.
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And the said Wilson Jacobs 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 Adam English. !

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 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, A. ENGLISH,
Adam English and Wilson Jacobs, at Indian Agent.
the Town of Sarnia, in the County of WILSON JACOBS,
Lambton, this 5th day of June, A.D. Head Chief.
1889.

JOHN A. MACKENZIE,
Judge of County Court of the County of Lambton.

Recorded 29th July, 1889.
Lib. 129, Fol. 325.
L. A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

Nome:

Kyow att Men By THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewas of Sarnia Band of Indians resident on our reserve in the
Township of Sarnia, in the County of Lambton, 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 Sarnia Indian Reserve, in the County of Lambton and Province of Ontario, con-
taining by admeasurement forty-four acres and thirty one hundredths of one acre, be
the same more or less, and being composed of all that certain tract of land situate,
lying and being on Lots No. 18, in the 2nd and 8rd Ranges of the Sarnia Indian
Reserve aforesaid, and adjacent to the south limit of the right of way of the Grand
Trunk Railway, which may be described as follows : Commencing at a point in said
Lot 13, in the 2nd Range, distant (500) five hundred feet, measured at right angles
to the said south limit of the right of way of the Grand Trunk Railway, and from a
point in the said south limit distant (3,373 6”) three thousand three hundred
seventy-three feet and six inches from the intersection of the said south limit with
the easterly limit of the road allowance between the 3rd and 4th Ranges ; thence
westerly and at a parallel distance of (500) five hundred feet from the said south
limit of the Grand Trunk Railway (3,330) three thousand three hundred and thirty
feet, more or less, to the said easterly limit of the road allowance between the 3rd and
4th Ranges ; thence northerly and along said easterly limit (500) five hundred. feet,
more or less, to the south limit of the right of way of the Grand Trunk Railway ;
thence easterly and along said south limit (4,373’ 6”) four thousand three hundred
and seventy-three feet and six inches; thence south-westerly and on a right line
(1,118) one thousand one hundred and eighteen feet, more or less, to the point of
commencement.

To have and 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.