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That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not a
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.

Read to the deponent Peter Tenesco before being sworn to

Sworn before me by the Deponent
James Martin and Peter Tenesco at the | JAMES Martin

City of Ottawa in the County of Carle- _his Tex
ton this 28th day of August A.D., 1895 gaan ENESCO

Witu1am Mosarove

Judge County Court
of the County of Carleton

Accepted by the Governor General in Council on the 14th Octr. 1895
JOHN J. McGEE

Clerk of the Privy Council.
Recorded, 25th October, 1895,

Lib: 188, fol: 542,
L. A. CATELLIER
Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

Extract from a Report of the Committee of the Honourable the Privy Council,
approved by His Excellency on the 14th October, 1895.

On a Memorandum dated 10th October, 1895, from the Superintendent General
of Indian Affairs, submitting herewith a surrender, made in duplicate, by the River
Desert Band of Indians, of Lot No. 5 in the said reserve, containing seventy-five
acres of land, the object of the surrender being to admit of the disposal of the same
for the benefit of the band.

The Minister states that the surrender has been assented to, executed and
attested in the manner required by section 39 of the Indian Act, and he recommends
the same for the approval of Your Excellency as required by the said section, the
duplicate thereof, which is submitted herewith, to be kept of record in the Privy
Council Office, and the original to be returned to the Department of Indian Affairs.

The Committee submit the same for Your Excellency’s approval.

JOHN J. McGEE

Clerk: of the Privy Council.
The Honourable
The Superintendent General of Indian Affairs.

No. 370A.

THIS INDENTURE made this twelfth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, BETWEEN, Millicent E. Nevers
of the City of Saint John in the Province of New Brunswick, Spinster, John P.

Purvis of Burton In the County of Sunbury, in the said Province, Laborer, and
Ella A. C. Purvis his wife of the first part, and, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
of the other part:

WHEREAS the said parties hereto of the first part have agreed with Her Majesty
The Queen for the absolute sale to Her Majesty of the said lands and premises
PLAN of survey of

lot ia Burion Sunbury Courly
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intended to be hereby granted in fee simple, absolutely freed and discharged from all
incumbrances for the sum of five hundred and seventy five Dollars.

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that in pursuance of the said
agreement and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and seventy five Dollars
to the said Millicent KE. Nevers, and John P. Purvis and Ella A. C. Purvis his wife
paid by Her Majesty The Queen at or before the execution of These Presents the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged The said parties hereto of the first part have
hereby granted bargained sold aliened released and conveyed and by These Presents
do hereby grant bargain sell alien release and convey unto Her Majesty The Queen
Her Successors and Assigns all that piece and parcel of land situate lying and being
in the Parish of Burton in the County of Sunbury Province of New Brunswick,
bounded and described as follows:—Beginning at a point on the River Saint John at
the lower line of the McSheffrey lot, thence S. 13° 50’ West seventeen chains and
seventy five links to the highway road, thence Westerly along the line of said highway
road three chains or. until it strikes a brook or gully, thence crossing said highway
road following said brook or gully until it strikes the lower or side Jine of land or
lands belonging to John E. Stocker, thence South 39° 40’ East eighty two chains to a
marked Spruce stump on the Northerly side line of the Street Grant, thence North
50° 20’ East along said line of said Street Grant eight chains and thirty links to a
marked stake, thence North 32° 15’ West seventy seven chains to the highway road
aforesaid, thence North 4° 30’ West seventeen chains and thirty links to the River
Saint John aforesaid, thence Westerly along said shore of said River to the place of
beginning, containing one hundred and twenty five acres more or less as shown on
the plan hereto annexed, being the Westerly part of the land lately owned by the late
George C. Nevers. TOGETHER with all houses buildings fences improvements
profits privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any manner apper-
taining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders rents issues and
profits thereof, and also all the estate right title interest use possession property
claim and demand either at Law or in Equity of them the said parties hereto of the
first part, of, in, to, or out of the same, and every part and parcel thereof with the
appurtenances,

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said lot piece or parcel of land and premises
hereby granted, bargained, and sold or meant mentioned, or intended so to be, and
every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto Her Majesty The Queen
Her Successors and Assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of them Her
Majesty Her Successors and Assigns FOREVER, and the said parties hereto of the
first part for their heirs executors and administrators do hereby covenant to and with
the said Her Majesty The Queen Her Successors and Assigns that they are lawfully
seized of the before granted and bargained premises and have good right to bargain
and sell the same in manner and form as before written and that they will warrant
and forever defend the same unto the said Her Majesty The Queen Her Successors
and Assigns against the lawful claims or demands of all persons whomsocever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF two of the said parties hereto have hereunto set their

hands and seals this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety five.

Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence
of James S. White, Witness to the sig-

nature of John P. Purvis and Ella A | JoHn P Purvis [L.8.]
C. Purvis Evia A. C Purvis [L.S.]
J. A. Beuyga Miniicent E Nevers [L.S.]

Witness to the signature of Milli-
cent E Nevers
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Province of New Brunswick.
County of Sunbury SS.

Be it remembered that on this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety five before me James S. White Esquire a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sunbury personally came and appeared
John P. Purvis and Ella A. C. Purvis his wife grantors in the aforegoing con-
veyance named, who severally acknowledged that they signed sealed executed and
delivered the said conveyance as and for their separate act and deed and to and for the
uses and purposes therein expressed and contained.

And I the said Justice of the Peace do further certify that I did at the same
time examine the said Ella A. C. Purvis separate and apart from her said husband,
and she acknowledged that she signed sealed and executed and delivered the said con-
veyance freely and voluntarily and without fear threat or compulsion of or from her
said husband.

JAMES S. WHITE
JP.

Province of New Brunswick.
City and County of Saint John SS.

Be it remembered that on this fourteenth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five before me James A. Belyea A Notary
Public in and for the province of New Brunswick duly appointed commissioned and
sworn and residing and practising at the City of Saint John in the Province aforesaid,
at the said City of Saint John personally came and appeared Millicent E. Nevers one
of the grantors in the aforegoing conveyance named and acknowledged that she
signed sealed executed and delivered the said conveyance as and for her act and deed
end to and for the uses and purposes therein expressed and contained.

In Witness Whereof I the said Notary have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my Official Seal at the City of Saint John
the day and year first above written.

JAMES A. BELYEA

Notary Public
Province New Brunswick

New Brunswick
No 11051

Sunbury Co

Registered in Book G 2 of Records pages 340 & 341 this Ninth day
of October A.D. 1895

[L.S.] EMMA E. ESTABROOKS

Registrar of Deeds &c
Sunbury Co

No. 370B.

THIS INDENTURE, made the Eighteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and ninety nine BETWEEN Thomas Crawford of the
Borough of Renovo County of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania of the first part
and Sarah Ann Crawford of the Parish of St Marys County of York and Province
of New Brunswick of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the said party of the