March 7 1850

Wikwemikong
Manitouline[Manitoulin] Island
March 7th '50

Namens formerly head chief of the whole
track of land comprising Owen Sound,
Sauging[Saugeen], Goderich, the Sable and Port
Sarnia, had nine brothers To one
of his nephews, Kabi-san-ichkang, he
gave the tract of land from Owen Sound
to Sauging[Saugeen] inclusive. Wabitik[Wahbuhdick] the
present Chief, is the son of Kabi-san-ich-kang.
Namens also gave to Kach-kin-nin-dji,
another of his nephews, from the Sable
to Sarnia inclusive. Wawanosh the
present chief of that tract of land is the son
of Kach-kin-nin-dji. He (Namens) reserved
to himself from within 20 miles of Sauging[Saugeen]
to 10 of the [Sable?]. He had no children
but a step daughter named Mos-son-equah
whom he adopted for his own. She
married a nephew of Namens' [Mitakijigs?] And had
two sons - Sa ga a na gwech kang and Tage-wi-ni-ni
- the elder of whom Sagaanagechkang
she gave to her stepfather to serve and
take care of the old chief, who at his death
made him his heir and chief of all
the land he had reserved to himself
One month after the death of Namens
his adopted son Sa gaana gwech kang
died also, and consequently Jean Baptiste
Tangewinini lawful brother of Sagaanagechkang
became successor to the land in question
but, he having neglected to take immediate
possession of the same, his cousin
- Wa-wa-nosh -

Wikwemikong
Manitouline[Manitoulin] Island
March 7th '50

Namens formerly head chief of the whole
track of land comprising Owen Sound,
Sauging[Saugeen], Goderich, the Sable and Port
Sarnia, had nine brothers To one
of his nephews, Kabi-san-ichkang, he
gave the tract of land from Owen Sound
to Sauging[Saugeen] inclusive. Wabitik[Wahbuhdick] the
present Chief, is the son of Kabi-san-ich-kang.
Namens also gave to Kach-kin-nin-dji,
another of his nephews, from the Sable
to Sarnia inclusive. Wawanosh the
present chief of that tract of land is the son
of Kach-kin-nin-dji. He (Namens) reserved
to himself from within 20 miles of Sauging[Saugeen]
to 10 of the [Sable?]. He had no children
but a step daughter named Mos-son-equah
whom he adopted for his own. She
married a nephew of Namens' [Mitakijigs?] And had
two sons - Sa ga a na gwech kang and Tage-wi-ni-ni
- the elder of whom Sagaanagechkang
she gave to her stepfather to serve and
take care of the old chief, who at his death
made him his heir and chief of all
the land he had reserved to himself
One month after the death of Namens
his adopted son Sa gaana gwech kang
died also, and consequently Jean Baptiste
Tangewinini lawful brother of Sagaanagechkang
became successor to the land in question
but, he having neglected to take immediate
possession of the same, his cousin
- Wa-wa-nosh -