bag 221 deed of Indenture, who being by me duly sworn made oath that he was personally present and did see John Waller, Junior, the party thereto, duly sign, seal and execute the same for the purposes therein contained. J. K. BLAIR, J.P. Nova Scotia, | Contcuester, 8.S. f Registry of Deeds, Truro. I certify that on the 12th day of April, A.D. 1887, at 2 o’clock p.m., the within document was duly registered in this office in Libro 79, Folio 300 and 301, on the certified oath of A. C. Patterson. do KK. BLAIR, Hoar: Recorded, 22nd June, 1887. | } Rap. 107; Por. 221. | bE. A. CAtELLIER; Deputy Registrar-General of Canada. Truro, 20th Feby., ’88. D. H. Murr, Esq., M.D. Dear Sir,—I am in receipt of the communication from the Dept. of Indian Affairs, Ottawa, having reference to discrepancies in the plan of the Indian reserve near Truro. I beg to say that, there is no necessity for any alterations in the deeds or con- veyances already made, as the descriptions in the deeds, &c., are the same as the courses on the ground; but I regret to say that in protracting the place I made a mistake, taking the north for the south end of the meridian. I have made a new plan, which I send you herewith, and which, I think, will be found correct. The courses and distances on the plan are exactly the same as they are on the ground, and if there should be any discrepancies in the scaling of the plan it does not affect the ground itself. ~The total acreage of the lot is 35 acres, exclusive of the main road, which runs through the lot. I also have marked on the plan of sub-divisions the width of each lot, which is 41 ft. 8 in., except No. 19, which is 42 ft. These widths should have been marked on the other plan, but were omitted. With regard to the manner in which the whole lot has been divided.: as you are aware, the Indians will not have the lots located in any other way, and they now have their buildings erected on nearly all the lots as located, and I am of opinion that if any attempt were made to locate the sub-divisions differently the Indians would leave the reserve, as the divisions were made with their unanimous consent. Tam, Sir, Your obt. servant, WM. FAULKNER, No, 248. Know ALL Men sy THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal Men of the Chippewa and Potawattimie Bands of Walpole Island, resi- dent on our reserve, Walpole Island, 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 Dominion of Canada, in the County of Lambton and Pro- vince of Ontario, containing by admeasurement four thousand acres, be the same more or less, and being composed of the marshes on the south part of Walpole Island and described as follows :— bo bo bo Bounded on the east by the stream known as Johnson’s Channel, on the south by the deep water of Lake St. Clair, on the west by the marsh now leased to the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company, and on the north by the high dry lands of Walpole Island, to be leased for sporting and shooting purposes for the term of ten (10) years, reserving to the Walpole Island Indians, and them only, the right to fish, trap muskrats, or other fur-bearing animals, and to shoot ducks or other waterfowl on the said marshes. To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and suecessors forever, 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. And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the lessees thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be deposited in a chartered bank of the Dominion of Canada, to the credit of the Receiver-General on account of the Indian Fund, on the first day of October and April of each year. And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said Chippewas and Potawat- timies of Walpole Island do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Govern- ment may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the leasing of the said marshes. In WitNEss WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this fifth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty- eight. Signed, sealed and ee JOSHUA GREENBIRD, Hx-Chief. [L.S.] in the presence of: his jl Wituiam Peters, Secy. JAMES Saucin, x Chief. [L.S.] Avex. McKetvey, Indian Agent. ae : M. AULTMAN, x [L.S,] mark. JOHNSON PINDUNWON, x [L.S.] CHARLES KIyOSHK, ~ [L.S.] TuHos. K. Sanps, [L.S.] JAMES ELGIN, [L.S.] H. P. Jounson, [L.8.] WILLIAM GREENBIRD, x [L.S.] JoHN W. SANDS, x [L.S.] CHARLES NopDIN, x [L.8.] JOSEPH KAHWAHSOD, x [L.s.] Ex-Chief James PaLiruHquaHunG x [L.S.] JoHN NAVARRE, x [L.8.] ALEXANDER GREENBIRD, XxX [L.8.] YAHNODT, x [L.S.] WAHBEGOOSH, x [L.8.] SAMUEL SHOBBEWA, X [L.8.] JOHN JACOBS, x [L.8.] , Davip KiyosHK, x [L.S.] JOHN SHESHEEB, xX [L.8.] Mosses SOLOMON, x [L.S.] JACOB AULTMAN, xX [L.8.] JACOB WILLIS, x [L.S.] JOHN PETERS, [L.S.] WEJEE, x [L.8.] FRANK WILLIAM, x | [L.8.] Davin YAHNODT, xX [L.S8.] JAMES KEWAYOSH, xX [L.8.] 223 ~WituiaM ANTINGIE, x [L.S.] JOHN WILLIAMS, [L.8.] PETER THOMAS. (eis) This is the release or surrender referred to in affidavit of Alexander McKelvey and James Sahgie, the Chief, sworn before me this 19th day of January, 1888, at Chatham. R. S. Woops, J. J. C. K. DoMINION OF CANADA, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, | County oF KENT. ( To Wit: J Personally appeared before me, Robert Stuart Woods, Junior Judge of the County of Kent, in the Province of Ontario, Alexander McKelvey, Indian Agent, and James Sahgie, Chief of the said Band of Indians (Chippewas of Walpole Island). And the said Alexander McKelvey for himself saith : That the annexed release or surrender wag assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Chippewa and Pottawatomie Tribes. of Indians on Walpole Island of the full age of twenty-one years then present at a general council of the Indians resident on said Walpole Island, in the County of Lambton, in the Province of Ontario. 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 sur- render. And the said James Sahgie, Chief of the said Tribe, resident on said island, 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 Alexander McKelvey and myself. 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, Alexander McKelvey and Jas. Sahgie, at the Town of Chatham, in the Co. of Kent, this 19th day of January, A.D. ALEX. McKELVEY, his 1888, and that I read over and ex- Z plained the said affidavit to the said oe te Chief. James Sahgie, who seemed fully to understand the same, and made his P mark thereto in my presence. eS. Woops, J. J.C. K. Recorded 24th February, 1888. ] Lib. 117, Fol. 464. j L. A. CATELLIER, Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.