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Affidavit: testifying that a Robert McGregor was cutting down trees on lands that are part of the hunting grounds of the Nipissing Tribe, thus preparing the land for cultivation. States that this establishment started by McGregor is located on Lake of Fishing …
Petition: (french with english translation) referring to requests in petition submitted to Governor Dalhousie on July 29, 1827 asking for protection of their lands watered by the Ottawa River.
Letter: enclosing an application by Mr. Henderson for a grant of five Islands in the Ottawa River for which he had received a grant from the Indians. Also encloses a report on the matter.
Letter: advising that the five islands in the Ottawa River contain only between 10 and 15 acres. Sending copy of his letter to Col. By which he omitted to do in his other letter of the same date.
Petition: (english and french copies) complaining that the Abenaquais of St Francis and Becancour are hunting on their lands and requesting that they again be instructed to stop or else the Algonquins will die of hunger.
Notice: forbidding traders on the Missisagee Lands from molesting bearers of notice who are on mission for their brethren, the Missisagees.
Letter: acknowledging his of the 13th. Assures Couper that he will get the best information in his power on the subject.
Letter: acknowledging his of the 8th transmitting three petitions from the Indians of the Lake of Two Mountains. Advises that he will submit a report on each respectively for the information of His Excellency the Commander of the Forces.
Letter: submitting general report on the Indians as requested in his letter of the 13th. Regarding the Indians of the Lake of Two Mountains, Napier advises that the Iroquois, Algonquin and Nipissing Indians of that place do not possess any landed property from…
Letter with Petition: requesting protection against certain subjects hunting on lands watered by the Ottawa River as per petition of July 29, 1827. Witnessed by D. Ducharme Interpreter, Lake of the Two Mmmtains, 28 Apri11829 and signed by three Grand Chiefs. S…
Letter: reporting on the three petitions submitted by the Indians of the Lake of Two Mountains. Re Petition 1, reports that the land at Lake of Two Mountains belongs to the Priests of the Seminary of St. Sulpice. Petition 2, by Huron and Iroquois Chiefs reques…
Letter: transmitting return of the annual amount of money paid to the Indians in Lower and Upper Canada. stating the tribes to which it was paid, the source from which the payments proceed, and the mode in which they were appropriated. Nothing is paid to Algon…
Letter: reporting on the Indians of Lower and Upper Canada. Estimates 832 Indians in the Quebec District. including Three Rivers and Becancour. Estimates 2,671 Indians in the Montreal District including the Villages of St. Francis and St. Regis (including an A…
Letter: transmitting a petition from six Algonquins at Three Rivers, four of whom are chiefs, alleging that they will starve if not given assistance and requesting provisions for three months. (Outside watershed.)
Letter: advising that he has provided provisions to the six distressed Algonquin families at Three Rivers as per the Military Secretary
Letter: advises that the Chippewas and Mississaugas are still complaining of intruders from Lake of Two Mountains on their hunting grounds. Identifies offenders.
Letter: forwarding affidavit from Francois Odjke in compliance with instructins to supply details regarding specific complaints of trespassing
Letter: advising that Sir John Johnson's letter of Nov. 5, 1824 appears to have been submitted to His Excellency Major General Sir Peregrine Maitland as an explanation of the claims of the Algonquin and Nipissing Tribes. This was in response to the Military Se…
Letter: transmitting petition of the Algonquins of Trois Rivieres complaining of Abenaquais Indians of St. Francis and Becancour trespassing on their hunting grounds and requesting some help to stop them. Advises that it is a general complaint among the Indian…
Report: comprehensive report on the state of the Indian Department in Lower Canada, enumerating different tribes of Indians at various locations for the years 1834 and 1836. Identifies 355 Algonquins and 250 Nipissings and 282 Iroquois at Lake of Two Mountains…