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Petition: outlining their claims. Reporting that when they were leaving to collect rents from squatters living on their lands, their Superintendent told them they could not do so because of the Report of a Committee of the Executive Council of the 17th June 18…
Act of Union: creating the Province of Canada, and settling out laws for its governance.
Extract from Report of Committee of Executive Council: holders of exclusive timber license for River Rouge, hoping that license will be continued.
Nominal return: of individuals who have squatted on and taken possession of Islands, parts of Islands, and lots of land on both banks of the Ottawa River claimed by the Nipissing and Algonquin Tribes as hunting grounds. Lists squatters by name, shows number of…
Letter: reporting on claim of Nipissings and Algonquins to the territory from Point D'Orignal to Lake Nipissing. States that squatters have taken possession of Islands, parts of Islands, and lots of land on both banks of the Ottawa River claimed by the Nipissi…
Letter: referring to upcoming visit from Napier and to documents to show to him. Stating that he thinks that the Gov't should give the Nipissing and Algonquin Indians remuneration of £300 per annum in merchandise for their hunting grounds.
Letter: reporting on the numerous squatters occupying both banks of the Ottawa River. Stated the rents were most often not paid to the Indians. Reports on the trip Captain Ducharme made at the request of the Chiefs in Oct 1838, as far as the Isle aux Allumette…
Letter: writing on behalf of the Algonquins and Nipissings of the Lake of the Two Mountains, requets sanction of the government to collet rents from the squatters on their lands. Also requests that the affair relating to their hunting grounds be finally settle…
Report: outlines the Algonquins and Nipissings of the Lake of the Two Mmmtains claims from their numerous petitions. States that the Acting Chief Superintendent had authorized the petitioners to occupy the Allurnettes Islands but they have not yet moved there.…
Letter: responding to their petition of March 9, 1840. Advises that he will communicate with Sir George Arthur, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. with reference to the annuities paid to the Mississaugas.
Report: indicating that Oblate missionaries had gone to Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi for the first time circa 1835, where they described the Indians living there and their acceptance of Christianity. Reporting that one of the priests who went up to Temiscaming…
OC: petition of Mr. McNab and Mr. Morson, that 99 year lease granted in the year 1818 by certain Indian Chiefs to Eleazar Gillson and laterally acquired by petitioners, is null and void as Indians have no right to grant leases or dispose of the lands situated …
Letter: recommending that a circular be issued regarding types and quantity of timber cutting permitted by Order-in-Council.
Letter: asking what actions the Lord of Durham had taken on the orders of Lord Glenelg dated Aug. 27, 1838, to the effect "that a sufficient tract of land should be set apart for them [the Algonquins and Nipissings of the Lake of the Two Mountains] in the rear…
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