- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Primary Documents PD197-PD206
- Colonel James Givens, Chief Superintendent, Upper Canada to John Joseph, Civil Secretary
Colonel James Givens, Chief Superintendent, Upper Canada to John Joseph, Civil Secretary
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- Dates
- 15 Feb 1836 (indexed as 1836)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Letter: sending Petition of Algonquin and Nipissing Indians for the consideration of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor. States that they request two things: to receive compensation for lands taken from them and to secure their hunting grounds. Advises that he has searched for surrenders of these lands from these Tribes, but can fmd no documents to that effect Suggests that the surrender of lands would have taken place under the Superintendence of the Command of the Military Posts in this Province but if any were drawn up showing terms of purchase they would have been lost during the war. Advises that he investigated the correspondence in the Surveyor General's office to see how rights of Indians were dealt with. Encloses copies of extracts of letters, concluding that the claims of these Petitioners must have been adjusted at the time the lands were taken. With regard to securing their hunting grounds, writer recommends that they should be assisted to settle on some of the unsurrendered lands on the south side of the Ottawa River and be protected from intruders. Six Extracts of Letters accompany this letterr dated from Sept. 1794-Mar. 1796.
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- Language
- English
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