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July 1867
[£.135"18"2?] [135 pounds, 18 shillings, 2 pence?]
Required for the use of the Chippeway Indians of Port Sarnia the sum of One hundred thirty five pounds, eighteen shillings & two pence for the purposes mentioned below.
To be [charged?] to the Annuity payable to this Tribe for Lands ceded to the Crown.
To pay for a new house for [Wm?] Wawanosh £ 42 " 10 [42 pounds, 10 shillings]
To purchase a yoke of oxen for } [I. Mashahkeyosh?] -- 25 " " [25 pounds]
To pay [D. Furguson?] for finishing } new School House -- 31 " 5 " [31 pounds, 5 shillings]
To enable John [Sumner?] to remove his } House - 10 " " [10 pounds]
To pay W.B. Clark's account of } funeral articles &c &c 27 " 3 " 2 [27 pounds, 3 shillings, 2 pence] [sum underlined]
£ 135. 18 " 2 [135 pounds, 18 shillings, 2 pence]
Signed in my presence } being first [read?] & explained [S. Waldron?] [Missionary?]
[In.?] Council at Sarnia this [28th?] day of July [1857?] David B. Wawanosh H.C. Joshua Wawanosh [image: handwritten symbol of 2 parallel horizontal lines ending in arcs on the right side, with 2 short lines sticking out in the middle of each side] Johnston [Waupaligais?] [image: handwritten symbol of 2 parallel horizontal lines ending in arcs on the right side, with a vertical line crossing them in the middle}
Copy of [requisition?] for £135"18"2 [135 pounds, 18 shillings, 2 pence]
[2 houses?] 1 yk [yoke] of oxen &c &c
[July?] 28. [1857?]
No 1
Chippewas of Sarnia Account-- Current from [Apl?] {April?] 1. 1856 To [Apl?] [April?] 1. 1857
[Dr?] The Indian Department in account [with the Chippewas of Sarnia] [heading continues on next page]
1856
[Ap?] [April?] 1 Balance from last year 711 2 7 [711 pounds, 2 shillings, 7 pence] 1857 [in left column} 2844 50 [$2,844.50] [in right column] Annuity for the year ending the [Apl?] 1 31st March 1857. 750 " " [750 pounds] [$3000 written over the " "]
£ 1461 2 7 [1,461 pounds, 2 shillings, 7 pence] [bottom of right column] $5844 50 [bottom of right column]
Amount of money arising from the sale of a [portion?] of the Sarnia Reserve, [invested?] for the benefit of the Band up to the 31st March 1856. was £ 10,300 - and the balance of £269.1.0 [269 pounds, 1 shilling] was [distributed?] on the 7 May 1857.
Amount invested $ 45,200
[ The Indian Department in account] with The Chippewas of Sarnia [heading continues from previous page] [Cr?] 1856
[Apl?] 9 Dr Johnston Medicines [/c?] [&c?] to 31 Mar 1856 11 10 6 [11 pounds, 10 shillings, 6 pence] $[26?5?] [written underneath pound amount in right column]
June 27 W.B. Clark for Building Materials [/c?] [&c?] 148 19 11 [148 pounds, 19 shillings, 11 pence] $596 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
July 4 William Wawanosh salary as Teacher to 30 June 9 7 6 [9 pounds, 7 shillings, 6 pence] $37 50 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
9 [Distributed?] to the Band by Supt. Talfourd 256 [2?] 3 [256 pounds, 2? shillings, 3 pence] 1024 [$1,024] [written underneath pound amount in right column]
Oct 10 Dr Johnston for Medicines [/c?] [&c?] to Sep 30. 16 3 10 [16 pounds, 3 shillings, 10 pence] $6[4?] [written underneath pound amount in right column]
11 Salary to Chief Joshua Wawanosh to Sep 30 31 5 . [31 pounds, 5 shillings] $125 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
" Salary to Chief David Wawanosh " " 12 10 . [12 pounds, 10 shillings] $50
" [Wm?] Wawanosh Salary as Teacher to " " 9 7 6 [9 pounds, 7 shillings, 6 pence] $37 50 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
To pay for completing Log houses 162 10 . $650 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
To pay [Sawl?] Hitchcock for [two seines?] 33 15 . [33 pounds, 15 shillings] $125 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
1857
[Jany?] 8 [Wm?] Wawanosh Salary as Teacher to [Decr?] 31. 9 7 6 [9 pounds, 7 shillings, 6 pence] 37 50 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
28 To pay R & H McKenzie for Coffins 6 15 . [6 pounds, 15 shillings] $27 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
Mar 20 Subscription to [Industrial?] School 187 10 . [187 pounds, 10 shillings] $750 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
" To pay Aged and infirm persons 81 5 . [81 pounds, 5 shillings] $325 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
28 Salary to Chief Joshua Wawanosh to 31 Mar 31 5 . [31 pounds, 5 shillings] $125 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
" Interest allowance to D [Wawanosh?] " " 50 . . [50 pounds] $200
" Interest allowance to Peter Salt 12 10 .[12 pounds, 10 shillings] $$50
" [Wm?] M Cooley Salary as Teacher to " " 9 7 6 [9 pounds, 7 shillings, 6 pence] [amount underlined to indicate end of column] $37 50 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
£ 1079 11 6 [1,079 pounds, 11 shillings, 6 pence] [at bottom of right column] $4318.15 [written underneath pound amount in right column]
[Bal?] [Balance?] $1522.35 [in?] the [hands?] of the Department.