Hand-drawn copy of 1797 Indian Land Treaty Map

Title

Hand-drawn copy of 1797 Indian Land Treaty Map

Identifier

bhs_207486

Repository

["Burlington Historical Society"]

Document Details

Title

Hand-drawn copy of 1797 Indian Land Treaty Map

Identifier

bhs_207486

Date

21 August 1797

Description

The shore of "Lake Ontario", showing the "Sandy Beach" (Beach Strip), "Outlet" and "Burlington Bay", is the southern boundary of the parcel of land. The western boundary is the "Original purchase Line N 45 [degrees] W" , to the "Mountain" (Escarpment), shown in the upper left (northwest) corner. The boundary continues "N 45 [degrees] E / 120 ch[ains]" and is crossed by 3 creeks. The eastern boundary extends from the mouth of the "Lamabinicon" [Rambo Creek] "N 45 [degrees] W 288 ch[ains]".The cliffs along the lakeshore are sketched, along with a "Fall" at the mouth of Hager Creek.,(Sigd.) W. Claus Supt I. A. on behalf of the Crown / Robert Nelles - George Chisholm } commis[sioner]s in the part of the province of Upper Canada / Howard Douglas Lt R. A. / John Bromhead Lt 24th Regt. / W. JohnsonChew [?] Indn. Depty / J. B. Rousseau Indn. Depty / Wabanip (his mark) / Quanibbinon (his mark) / Potaquan (his mark) / Okimabinayac (his mark) / Tabandon (his mark) / Wabanosch (his mark).,Digital Photograph of a document in the Metro Toronto Reference Library. The "original purchase line" is that for "The New Purchase" by the British Crown from the Mississaugas on 22 May 1784. In 1792 John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, appointed Augustus Jones of Stoney Creek as the Provincial Land Surveyor, to survey townships west of the boundary, including the future West Flamborough.

Subject

["Maps & Plans"]

Type

["Photograph"]

Format

["JPEG"]

Repository

["Burlington Historical Society"]

Language

["EN"]

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Hand-drawn copy of 1797 Indian Land Treaty Map

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