136 and all other the Chiefs, Warriors, Women and People of the said Six Nations Indians, — have, according to the custom of the said Six Nations Indians, set and affixed our Totems this eleventh day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred. and forty-six. ; In presence of: his | SALTERN GIVINS, Brant x BRANT, [L.S.] Missionary. ; P ae Tia 20WLES CLAUS, [L.8.] JOHN COOK, Onmeic! his “ School Master. JOSEPH x SMART, [L.8.] JOHN BROWNE, ne Jn > . nls School Master. Josrpa x Pann. [LS] mark JOHN CULBERTSON, [L.8.] his THOMAS x GREEN, [L.8.] mark SETH PowLEs, [L.8.] ISAAGpoEltinig “Gauge oT .S: | ALEx, LOFT, [L.S.] ABM. BRANT, [L.S.] ALLAN GREEN, [L.8.] JOHN BRANT. [L.S.] Certified: ons . T. G. ANDERSON, _ Approved, Fe Spd Ay CATHCART, Jno. Hitt, By Command, S Interpreter. GEORGE VARDON, Asst. Supt.-General. PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, MontreAt, 21st September, 1846. I hereby certify that the within deed of surrender hath been this day entered on the records of this office in Lib. “ A. Surrenders to the Crown,” Fol. 317. R. A. TUCKER, Registrar. No. 57. Tus INDENTURE, made the first day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, between Swasen Teosharakwente, Swasen Sate- hawennoten, Sak Taratie, Rowi Tawenrate, Antre Karenhoton, Tier Ositakete, Atonwa Sakokete, Rowi Tarakonnente, Roren Taronkowa, Rasar Rotsinhen, Tier Kaientoa, Watias Karenhisen, Atonwa Soratese, Sak Tanonsoukotha, Tier Sakoianen- hawi, Regis Katsiraberon, Tier Ahiataratie, Roren Tionatagwente, Wishe Otsitsiakite, Sawatis Kanatsiohare, Watias Aroniatis, Saksarie Terihokte, Sak Gahionwakenra, Sras Tsiniiakoa, Tier Tarakorens, Ari Hakiato-arongwen, Joseph Katienontie and Rasar Sotiokwese, Sachems or Chiefs, or Principal Men of the Iroquois Indians residing at St. Regis, in the District of Montreal, and who are possessed of the tract of land hereinafter described, situated in the County of Glengarry, in that part of this Province heretofore constituting the Province of Upper Canada, commonly called the Indian Reserve of the one part, and Our Sovereign Lady Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Qveen, Defender of the Faith, of the other part. - 137 —_—_—_—_—= — Whereas His late Majesty King George the Third of Glorious Memory, in con- sideration of the early attachment to his cause manifested by the Chief Warriors and yeople of the Iroquois Indians and of the loss of their settlement which they thereby sustained, and being desirous of showing His royal approbation of the same, and of yecompensing the losses which they had sustained, was eraciously pleased to authorize and permit the said Iroquois Indians to take possession of and settle upon the said hereinafter described tract of land; and whereas the said tract of land, or the greater part thereof, hath for some years past, with the permission of Her Majesty, been let oid leased out in different lots and parcels to divers persons for the benefit of the said Troquois Indians and the whole or very nearly the whole of the said tract of land 13 now leased out; and whereas it has been resolved by the Iroquois Indians now inhabit- ing and residing. upon the said tract of land, at a meeting in Council of their Chiefs and Principal men, convened and held at the village of St. Regis, Canada East, on the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, that it would be greatly Say the benefit of the said Iroquois Indians and their posterity if the whole of the said tract of land were surrendered to Her Majesty for the purpose of being sold, and the monies arising therefrom apphed to and for the use and benefit of the said Troquois Indians and their posterity; and by articles of provisional agreement made and entered into at the said meeting in Council on the said first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, between Duncan Campbell Napier, Visitor Superin- tending Indian Affairs, on the part and behalf of Her present Majesty Queen V.ic- 4oria, of the one part, and the Chiefs and Principal Men of the said Troquois Indians residing at St. Regis, of the other part, they the said Chiefs and Principal Men did agree, as well on their own behalf as on behalf of the said Iroquois Tndians, as afore- said, to surrender to Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, the said tract of land for the purpose of the same being so sold by Her Majesty in trust for the said Iroquois Indians and their posterity, as aforesaid. Now tus INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the said Swasen Teosharakwente, Swasen Sotehawennoten, Sak Taratie, Rowi Tawenrate, Antre Karenhoton, Tier Ositakete, Atonwa Sakokete, Rowi Tarakonnente, Roren Taronkowa, Rasar Rotsinhen, Tier Kaientoa, Watias Karenhisen, Atonwa Soratese, Sak Tanonsoakotha, Tier Sakolian- enhawi, Regis Katsirakeron, Tier Ahiataratie, Roren Tionatagwente, Wishe Otsisia- kite, Sawatis Kanatsiohare, Watias Aroniatis, Saksarie Terihkote, Sak Gahionwakenra, Gras Tsiniiakon, Tier Tarakorens, Ari Hakioto-arongwen, Josep Katienontie and Rasar Sotiokwese, Chiefs or Principal men of the Iroquois Indians, in pursuance of the said resolution and agreement in Council as aforesaid have and each of them hath, as well on their own behalf as on behalf of the said Iroquois Indians, residing on the said tract of land, surrendered and yielded up, and by these presents, do and each of them doth surrender and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Qucen’s Most Excel- lent Majesty, Her heirs and successors, the said tract of land—that is to say, all and singular the said tract of land in the County of Glengarry aforesaid, so possessed by the said Iroquois Indians, and which is butted and bounded or otherwise known as follows: Bounded in front by the River St. Lawrence. in rear by Plantagenet Rear, cn one side to the east by the Townships of Charlottenburg and Kenyon, and on the other side to the west by the Townships of Roxborough and Cornwall, whatever may be the contents thereof, the contents thereof not being now exactly known, together with all woods, underwoods, ways, watercourses, improvements, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances thereon lying and being or thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and all reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, with their and every of their appurtenances, and all the | estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law ano | in equity, of them the said Chiefs and Principal Men. and of the said people of the | gaid Iroquois Indians, and their posterity for ever, in, to or out of the said tract of land hereby surrendered, with the appurtenances, to the end, intent and purpose that | the said tract of land so surrendered, as well that portion of it which is now under lease as that portion of it which is not now under lease, shall and may, with all conveni- - ent speed, be sold by Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, and the proceeds there: f applied to and for the use and benefit of the Iroquois Indians and their posterity. In Witness Wuereor the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year herein first before written. [L.S.] a Signed, sealed and delivered in the D. C. NAPIER, presence of: SWASEN 'TEOSHARAKWENTE, (L.s.78 Francois Marcoux, Prétre, SWASEN x SATEHAWENNOTEN, [L.S.] SUTHERLAND COLQUHOUN, Sak x TARATIE, [L.8.] Epwarp VY. DE LORIMIER, Row1 x TAWENRATE, [.S.am Interpreter Indian Dept. ANTRE KARENHOTON, [L.8.] TreR x OSITAKETE, [L.8.] ATONWA x SAKOKETE,- [L.8.] Row1 x TARAKONNENTE, [L.8.] ROREN x TARONKOWA, [L.S.] Rasar x ROTSINHEN, Lis Tier x KAIENTOA, [L.8.] WATIAS x JKARENHISEN, [L.8.] ATONWA x SORATESE, [L.8.] Sak x TANONSOAKOTHA, [L.S.] TIER x SAKOIANENHAWI, [L.8.] ReEcis x KATSIRAKERON, [L.8.] Tren x AHIATARATIE, ~ [L.8.] RorenN x TIONATAGWENTE, [L.8.] WIsHE x OTSITSIAKITE, Puss] SawATIS x KANATSIOHARE, FL.S.] WaTIAS x ARONIATIS, Es. SAKSARIE x 'TERIHOKTE, [L.S8.] SAk x GAHIONWAKENRA, [L.S.] SrRAs x TsINUAKON, [L.8.] Trier x TARAKORENS, [L.8. ] Art x HAKIATO-ARONGWEN, fe Gea JOSEP x KATIEMONTIE, [L.S8.] RASAR x SOTIOKWESE, [L.8.] No. 58. To all to whom these presents shall come: / William Osborne, of the Ciy of Toronto, in the Home District of the Province of Canada, Gentleman, sends Greeting. Whereas, the said William Osborne hath © contracted and agreed with Thomas Gommersel] Anderson, now of the Town of Cobourg, in the Neweastle District, Esquire, one of Her Majesty’s Superintendents of Indians, for and on behalf of the Chiefs, Warriors and people of the Chippewa Tribe of Indians of Lakes Huron and Simcoe, for the sale of the tracts or parcels of land and hereditaments hereinafter described and hereby granted and surrendered, er intended so to be, at or for the price or sum of ninety-nine pounds, and the said Thomas Gommersell Anderson hath requested that the same may be granted and surrendered unto and to the use of Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, to the end and intent hereinafter mentioned, which the said William Osborne hath con- sented and agreed to do. Now these presents witness that. for and in consideration of the sum of ninety-nine pounds of lawful money of the Province of Canada, to the said William Osborne in hand well and truly paid by the said Thomas Gommerseil Anderson, for and on behalf of the said Chiefs, Warriors and people of the said Tribe of Indians, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof — he, the said William Osborne, doth hereby admit and acknowledge, and of and from