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DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA,
Reaisrrar’s BRaANcH, Orrawa, 26th August, 1868.

[ hereby certify the within to be a true and faithful copy of the record of the origi-
nal surrender as entered in Lib. C. 8S., Folio 208. '
HECTOR L. LANGEVIN,

Secretary of State and Registrar-General of Canada.

No. 92.

To all to whom these may concern:

Be it known that we, the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Chippewa Indian Tribe
residing at and resorting to Fort William, do hereby, on otrr own behalf and that of
our people and their posterity, surrender to Our Gracious Mother the Queen of Eng-
land, Her heirs and successors, all and singular that portion of our reserve on the Kam-
inistagua River, on the north shore of Lake Superior, about two miles up the stream
from Fort William, commencing on the south bank of the said’ River Kaministagua, at
the line recently laid out by Mr.. Herrick as dividing lots ten and eleven, shown by the
«nnexed plan; thence following said river north-westward against the current to the
north-western boundary of our said reserve; thence following the outlines of said
reserve to a small lake situate on its south side to a point produced by the line already
mentioned as dividing lots ten and eleven, and thence following said line to the place
of beginning, containing a superficial area of about five thousand acres of land, be the
same more or less. To have and to hold the said parcel of land and premises, with all
its appurtenances, unto Her said Majesty, Her heirs and successors forever; for the
purpose of being forthwith surveyed and sold for our use and benefit.

And we further agree that the proceeds from the sale of the said land may be
invested in good securities, in order that the interest arising therefrom may be paid to
us and our posterity annually forever.

We make this surrender freely and deliberately, after a full consultation with all
those who have a common interest with ourselves, and subject to no conditions what-
ever, excepting the payments already named when the land shall be sold, and also a
copy of this instrument and the annexed plan of survey, so soon as our Father the Gov-

ernor General shall or will approve the same.
In Testimony Whereof, we hereunto affix our totems and marks at Fort William

the fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and tifty-nine.
Signed, sealed and delivered in open WILLIAM TULEISHGOGIZIKWEEHGONG,
Christian Chief. pis]

council, in presence of :

S:- Y. CaAESLey, Iosjo NANEBOW, xX
Asst. Supt. Genl. Indn. Dept., Pagan Chief, [L.$]

Gro, JOHNSTONE, SHEBAGHEEZIK, X
Interpreter, Christian Chief, [L.8.]

Joux McIntyre, JOHN ILLOINOI, x
H. B. G. Services. Christian Chief, [L.8.]
James DIcK, TouncauP, X 7 [L.S.]
Master Steamer “ Rescue.” JOSEPH FAIGNEENT, X [L.8.]
JNo. W. Kers, J. BT. COWCOWKANCE, X [L.8.]
Northern Express Capt., ANDRE AKBIE, X [L.8.]
JOHN EUNSON, Lour SHAWANEBENANCE, X [L.8]
Mt. C.-#. JOE SHEBAGHEEZICK, X [L.S.]
W. H. Epsonps. METASUKANESKUNG, X [L.8.]
SHAWANEBENANCE, X [L.8.]
Davip MICHIKIBINAISE, X [L.S.]
SAUL NI-SO-BI, [L.8.]
J. Br. KEALOSSEAN, X [L.8.]
SoLOMON, X [L.8.]

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NoOnBAIE, X [L.s.]
PENAISIE, X [L.S.]
PELAWISS, X [L.8.]
CHARLEY, X [L.8S.]
FERMANDE, X LL.S.]
Nin BIEEL, x [L.8.]
JOSEPH BOUCHER, X [L.S.]
MicHEL DESCJHAMPS, x [L.S.]
KKATCHKIJIKEVEKANG, [L.8.]
J.gba. VIZINA, x ~ Lliesal

Copy of a Report of a Committee of the Honourable the Executwe Council, dated the
20th July, 1859, approved by Hus Excellency the Governor General in Council

on 22nd July, 1859.

The Committee have had before them a report dated 16th July inst., from the
Superintendent General of Indian Affairs submitting an unconditional surrender by
the Chippewa Indians at Fort William, of part of the Indian Reserve near that
locality, also a report from Mr. Chesley and a diagram showing the tract ceeded, and
suggesting that the same be accepted.

The Committee recommend that the surrender be accepted accordingly, and be
enrolled in the usual manner in the offices of the Provincial Registrar and Com-
missioner of Crown Lands.
; Certified.

WM. H. LEE,
OR IRES
To the Honourable

The Provincial Registrar,
&e., &e., &e.
PrRovINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE,
Toronto, 29th July, 1859.

Ido hereby certify that this copy of report of Council and the surrender therein
referred to have been duly entered on the records of this cffice in Lib. O.S., Folios
205 to 207.

WM. KENT,
Deputy Registrar of the Province.

No. 98.

Kyow att Men sy THESE Presents that we, the undersigned Chiefs and
principal men of the band of Indians known as the Colpoy’s Bay Band, now residing
at Colpoy’s Bay in the County of Grey and Province of Canada, for certain good
reasons us thereunto moving, have, for ourselves as well as for every member of our
said band, ceded and by these presents do cede, relinquish, surrender and yield up
to Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, and her successors, all our right, title,
interest and claim whatsoever that we now have or may hereafter pretend to have
to a certain tract of land containing six thousand acres situate lying and being on
the south-east side of Colpoy’s Bay, in the Township of Keppel, County of Grey and
Province of Canada, which said tract of land was set apart for us and zeserved to
our sole use by the Chippewa Indians of Saugeen and Owen Sound.

Now Know ve that we have been moved to make the surrender above alluded
to with the view of removing from our present place of, residence to join our
brethren, the Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe on the Christian Island.

We do, therefore, with the advice and consent of ovr said band in council
assembled hereby surreyder in trust to be sold for our benefit the aforementioned six
thousand acres of land upon the following conditions, that is to say :—