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Brant Tract, No. 3 ¾

To all persons to whom these presents shall come, GREETING: Know ye, that we Wabakanyne, Tabandan, Wabanip, Wanipanant, Okemapenes, and Potakquan, Sachems and Chief Warriors and principal women of the Messissague nation of Indians in the Province of Upper Canada, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds good and lawful money of the said Province to us in hand well and tuly paid before the ensealing and delivery hereof, on the part and behalf of His Britannick Majesty, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents, Do give, grant, bargain, alien, release, convey, and confirm unto His said Brittannick Majesty, and to His heirs and Successors forever, a certain tract or parcel of Land, butted and bounded as follows, to wit, Beginning at the outlet (so called) between Burlington Bar and Lake Ontario, and thence extending down the said Lake on the North shore thereof about one mile or more to a Creek, falling into the said Lake, called by the said Messissague the former purchase line from the said outlet and carrying the full breadth between the said lines, full so far as to contain Three thousand four hundred and fifty acres.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises, withal the privileges and appurtenances thereof to his said Britannick Majesty and to His successors, to His and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever, we the aforesaid Sachems, Chief Warriors and Principal women, hereby engaging to warrant and defend the said granted premises against all claims and demands by, from or under us or any others of the Messissague Nation.
In Witness whereof we the said Sachems and Chiefs warriors and principal women of the said Mississague nation, have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-fourth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN BULLER, Adjutant.
R.H. SHEAFFE, Lieut. 5th Regt.
J.M. MASOR, Lieut. 5th Regt.
W.M. GAINFORT, Ens. 15th Regt.
W. JOHNSON CHEW, Indian Dept.
A. JONES, D.P.S.
WABAKANYNE, (totem) [L.S.]
WABANIP, (totem) [L.S.]
WANAPENANT, (totem) [L.S.]
TABANDAN, (totem) [L.S.]
OKAMAPENES, (totem) [L.S.]
PATOPKQUAN, (totem) [L.S.]