Niagara Purchase
SignedMay 9, 1781
LocationFort Niagara, Niagara County, New York, USA
SignatoriesGuy Johnson
Parties

The Niagara Purchase was an agreement between certain Mississauga peoples and the British crown signed in 1781. Under this agreement, the Mississaugas "grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm to our said Sovereign Lord King George the third"[1] a tract of land bordered on the north by Lake Ontario, on the south by Lake Erie, and on the east by the Niagara River and extending six-and-a-half kilometres to the west. The Mississaugas accepted 300 suits of clothing as payment.[2]

References

  1. Canada, Government of Canada; Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (2013-06-04). "Treaty Texts - Upper Canada Land Surrenders". www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Niagara Purchase | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-13.


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