County or Lampron,] To Wit. \ We, William Spragge, of the city of Ottawa, in the County of Carleton and Pro- \inee of Ontario, Deputy Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Dominion of Can- eda. and Joshua Wawanosh, of the Indian reserve adjoining the Town of Sarnia, in the County of Lambton and said Province of Ontario, Head Chief of the Chippewa Rand of Indians resident on the said reserve, severally make oath and say:— 1. That a certain surrender of twenty-three acres, and of the water lot in front thereof, of lot number fifty-one, in the front range of lots on the River St. Clair, in the said reserve bearing date the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, was, at a certain council held on the said reserve, on the fourth day of May instant, by the Chiefs entitled to vote at such council and by the Principal Men ond Warriors of the said band assented to. Sworn before me at the Town of WM. SPRAGGE Sarnia in the said County of ; his , Lambton, this fifth day of May, JOSHUA x WAWANOSH, AD.;: 1874: mark. CHARLES ROBINSON, Judge of the Co. Court of the Co. of Lambton. —_————- No. 120. SurRENDER by the Chiefs and Band of the Ojibway Indians residing on the Christian Island, in Lake Huron, in the Province of Canada, to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria of a certain piece of their land in the said Christian Island for lighthouse pur- poses, described below, to be sold for their benefit. Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chiefs and Principal Men of the Beausoleil Band of Ojibway Indians resident on the Christian Island, in the Georgian Bay, in Lake Huron, in the County of Simcoe and Province of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said band, do hereby remise, release, surrender, quit claim anid 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 +n the Province of Canada aforesaid, and in that part of the said County of Simeoe known as the Christian Island aforesaid, being composed of part of the south-easterly point of the island called the Christian Island aforesaid, containing twenty-five and three-quarter acres (a plan of which is attached to this surrender, and which twenty- five and three-quarter acres adjoins the ten acres already surrendered), be the same more or less. To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, in trust, to sell and convey the same to such person or yersons 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 Principal Men and our people in all time to come. And upon the further condition that the moneys received for the sale thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportions for expense of management, be placed at interest ond that the interest money accruing from such investment shall be paid annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants. And we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the Beausoleil Band of Ojibway Indians aforesaid, do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and con- firm and promise to ratify and confirm whatever the said Government of this said Province may do or cause to be lawfully done in connection with the disposal and sale of said land. Tx Witxess Wuernor, we, the said Chiefs and Principa] Men have set our hands and affixed our seals unto this instrument in the year and place stated below. 25854 Acres W. Ast 900 Se] & N X o N. 16.50 W. iS NY CEL 2:20 150 RS TR ~. apy Ba £50 MAP OF LAND REQUIRED Yolet CW June 9866 13 Bay Scale of Chains PL. Surveyor: an om i ea a ’ ¢ iy ‘ a ~, \ ' s a | ! : t + a ~* _* F a \ ° . ’ ue fi , 4 “y Sia » - Cs n Vir Y. “yet? a hes bag at ot f } os i 4 277 ———_—_——_ —————EE Done at Christian Island, this twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. Signed, sealed and delivered in seal JoHn ASSANCE, Chief (totem), [L.S.] presence of us, having been first James ASSANCE, Chief (totem), ([L.S.] read and interpreted. J Wo. Assanog, Councillor (totem), [L.S.] ALLEN SALT, JoHN Monagcurz, Councillor (totem), [L.S.] Wesleyan Missionary, Asa NAWAQUGEZHIG (totem), and of W. R. BARTLETT, BENJAMIN YELLOWHEAD (totem), Vist. Supt. Commr. Ind. Affarrs. Luke Sky (totem), JONAS MONAGE (totem), JOSEPH SHOKAN (totem), Tuomas Sky (totem), We hereby certify that the above release or surrender has been assented to and executed by the Chiefs and principal members of the band 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. ALLEN SALT, Wesleyan Missionary on Christian Island. : W. R. BARTLETT, Vistting Supt. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs. DOMINION OF CANADA, PROV. OF ONTARIO, CouNTY OF SIMCOE, To Wit: Personally appeared before me William Russell Bartlett, of the City of Toronto, in said Province, Visiting Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and James Assance, of Christian Island, in Lake Huron, one of the Chiefs of the Indians of that island, who being sworn, severally depose and say: and 1. The said William Russell Bartlett, for himself, saith that the annexed release or surrender was assented to by the said James Assance and his brother, John Assance, they being the only Chiefs of said tribe or body of Indians assembled at a meeting or council of the tribe summoned for that purpose. 9. That said meeting or council was held in his presence and he heard such assent given. 8 That he was duly authorized to attend such council by the Secretary of State. And the said James Assance, for himself, saith :— , 1. That he and his brother, John Assance, are the Chiefs and the only Chiefs of the Christian Island Indians, and they are entitled to vote at the council or meeting above mentioned. 9. That the annexed release or surrender has been assented to by himself and his said brother. 8 That such assent was given at a meeting or council summoned for that pur- pose, at which himself and his said brother were present, and also the said other deponent, William Russell Bartlett. Sworn before me by the said deponents, William Russell W. R. BARTLETT. Bartlett and James Assance, JAMES ASSANCE, Chief (totem). tnis 4th day of June, A.D. 1870. JAMES R. GOWAN, County Judge, Simcoe. Recorded 1st August, 1874. } ip, o., Fol. 85. R. W. Scort, Secretary of State and Registrar General of Canada.