| Creation
of Grand River Six Nations Reserve, Jan. 14, 1793
Document Summary:
John Graves Simcoe, on the behalf of King George
III, formally grants a reserve along the Grand River to Mohawk Indians
who had:
- Lost land to the newly created United States.
- Remained loyal to the British Crown.
The land has been
purchased from the Mississauga
Indians. The loyalist Mohawk are to enjoy the use of this land "for ever."
[sic]
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This land transfer leads to the creation of the famous Six
Nations Reserve, near Brantford, Ontario.
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