- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Primary Documents PD79-PD98
- Algonquin and Nipissing Chiefs, Lake of Two Mountains, to Lord Dalhousie, Governor of Lower Canada
Algonquin and Nipissing Chiefs, Lake of Two Mountains, to Lord Dalhousie, Governor of Lower Canada
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- Held by
- Queen's University Archives via Queen's University Archives
- Dates
- 2 Sep 1820 (indexed as 1820–1850)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Land Petition: stating that they are in need as a result of their hunting grounds being settled; that they were promised by Governor Prevost that for their services in the war against the Americans they would receive lands to support their families; that the Royal Proclamation of 1763 accorded them exclusively their hunting grounds; that Governor Carleton gave them all the islands in the Ottawa River from the Isle aux Tourtes where their old village was situated up to Lake Nipissing but they have yet to receive title to these lands.
- Location
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- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-18T11:46:29Z · source datestamp 2025-07-14T19:17:45Z · ead