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4E CLAIMS COMMISSION1

t'O/JAMES ANDREW JOSEPH McKENNA, of the City of Ottawa, in the

/ Province of Ontario, Esquire,
and sitting as le Commis&oner at
-------------------to investigate claims of Half breeds of the
r mcl de j rov c of)Manitoba, as now constituted, which was not included
said P ince nst ted /the Manitoba Aot;-'3 Victoria, Cap. 3, born up to 31st
be 85, an ai retaJfrg to be dealt with in the North-West Territories of Half-

tl)ece br, 1885, personally came and appeared...............................................

as claimant on account of

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Qçon 1.

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hat is your iiame?

Where do you reside?

Ans\%

Q t n . how long bave you lived there nd wire have you lived previously

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bear to the person on whose account you make this

tion 5. a member of an Indian Baud or in receipt of Indian 'l'reaty

\ mon/
Answf"-j
Q uesn . r wase person on whose account this claim is made a member of an Indian
nd, n receipt of Indian Treaty money, or, did said person ever recive commuta -
ion same

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Question 7. Is or was either of the parents a member of an Ii1ian Band or in receipt of

Indian Treaty money ?

Answer ------------4-

Question S. D -id either or both of them receive scrip ? If so, when and where ?

Answer---------------T----4---------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 0. Did t1e person on whose account this claim is made ever receive or apply for land
or srip, or did anyne ever receive or apply for same on said person's l)ehalf ?

Question 10. Where was this person born ?

Answer

Question 11. When ?

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Question 12. Where has this person's life been spent ?

Ans wer..1 ETJ

Question 13. What is the name of said person's father ?

Answer.---------- --------------------------------------------------------

Question 14. What was the mother's name before marriage?

15. Is the father a Whiteman, Halfbreed or an Indian ?

Ansser-------------------------------------------------I

'- Question 16. Is th'other a Whitewoman, Halfbreed or an Indian ?

Answer-------------------------------------------

uestion 17. If said person 'eceased, when and where did death occur?

Answer

Question 18. Is or was said person married ? If so, when, where and to whom ?

Question 19. Who is or are the legal representatives? State age and address of each.

Answer --------------------f
 Question 20. Are they, or any of them, members of an Indian Band or in receipt of Indian
Treaty money?
Answer

And further deponent sayeth not.

Swoin before me at

day of -------

A. D. 1901.

(,ornrnissioner.
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O'rwa, 27th .Tune3 1903

Mr. N.O. Cote,

In accordance with Mr. Rothwell' s memorandum t

approve of the issue of scrip in sati sfact ion of the claim

of Mary Moar, nos Jordan.

(S -d) Jas. À. Smart,

Deputy Mirister.
 Ref. 759308.

i)opartannt of the interior,

Jas. Ai. Smart, Eaq.,
Ottawa, Uth Juno, l9U.
Deputy inistor of the
into rior.
ioao randum.

Evidence was submitted by iilocandcr Moar.on the

3rd )udember, 1901, at 'innipog, before Mr. McKonna, in
Sup)ort of the claim of his abont mother, Mary Moar, rida
JorI&i, Atccording to the moorindum attachod to anch
evidence, rs. oar was born in 1849 at fled aivor, and
on the 15th July, 1370, was resident in the coded portions
of the Uorth-ost Territories; and her claim, it is stated
in the said raonorandum, should, therefore, be catod as
a iorth-wost head of a family. Mr. McKonna decided, how-
uor, that there shoJ.d be satieactory reason shown Cor
not previously applying and with jroof not in Treaty and
ovi1onco of identification.
Mr. R. C. Macd)nald, under d.te the th February
last, enclosed to Mr. McKonn a roquost from rs. Moat that
liar scrip, when isued, be senL to her addroes in care of
irir. Jas. G. Dagg at 4nnipog, and also a statutory declars.
tion iade by Mrs. Moar and ir. alex. isoar, in which it is
sot forth that sho nover received treaty monet, and thit
the reason she did not ap ear before the Comrissin in
1885 wa that she was living sea in the north country,
and. having a young child was unahie to trava alne, the
diffic'uitics of he journey being very groat,
Mr.. Macdonald sttcd, in this connection, that ho
'rould procure an affidavot from some responsible person
in 3elkirk ondprsing those 1ats.
In reply, Mr. McKen inforuiod Mr. Macdonald
Lndor dato the 5th March last that when the further
ovidonce
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evidence was received by hira it ou1c1 receive onsidera-
tion.
ir. Iacdona1d 'iicd in the Department under date
19th ApA!i last a dcc laratioi made by Mr. Patrice Bruce,
in which ho states that Mrs Moar is ersonaUy known to
him; that she is of mixed ind indian 1iiod. an that she

nover ceiieci treaty money. This ovilonce was reccived

after Mr. Mckenra had subjaitLed his £ind report; and he

had no opportunity of looking further into the case.
kir. iacdonaLd desires to be advised u' the de-
cision which has been arrivo at in the natter.
I am cl the opinion that this claim should now
1)0 ailoei; but, as you have in similar cases directed
ht the evidence ho roorrod to Mr. Mcienna, kindly in-
struct me what action you desire should ho tac(m in the
matter. The allowance this claira woulu, in my,
o

judgiont, ho simply carrying out ir. icKonna' s intontion,

I may add. that r. McKenna now writes under date
the .;nd ir.stant (file 763&1) with respect to n. case such
as this which you instructed be referred to him or his
roc oramend ati on; -
'Permit inc to say that 1 am Lunctus ofiicio as to
"uialfbrccI claims ad cannot, therefore, iaake a rccom-
"mendati in upon which ofiicial action can be properly baa-
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Ottwa,l1th iarch,19O3.

Memorandum: -
LJQ±I I9Qk.

The iierAIorandun1 of the 24th Septembor last,

shows what Was then roquìred as does my lettor o Mr.
Macdonald of the 10th November on claim 1504 of l00. The
letter of the 24th ultiino,from the Departient of the Intoricr
confirms the result of cur search and iiakos it clear that
scrip had not previously iued to Mary Moar. Mrs Moar's .

stateient of the th July ,whic1 is not a declaration for the

reason given in her son's declaration of the 27th ultimo,
must be taken as showir reasonable cause for failure to

j previously apply.
Claims on account of hor children have been
//thowed byis and Proj Coniiissi ans oit proof that they
ad Indhlood thro the mothor;tho father boin; a vthito
e all ovianJ- f these cl aim s and ho r st at ont ont that she
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not in
f go to show that sho has a good pro -transfer
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»l..im ,hut bo rogardin the claim as complete ,I cisider

the corroboration of her statemient,which
stipulated a nocossiry.
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5 cl: a lt2 oL..iQ).

Lto1' of thi 26t1h ultiiiio Ui1iittiT

I )iii'în i1 u i

1ar or ii &nocti :i with hor scrip.

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393 MAIN STREET

R. C. MACDONALD,
MANAGERS.
C. H. ENDERTON,
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J. A. J.

Ha1fhed O11oner,
Ott&wa, Ont.

sear sir-

¶ith frth, i'orrw to letter of the l3th.in3t.,I herewith

)e tn tclme qilio*t14,n and Orwtt fror.i tary Mow in connection with
he scrip. .&1 ar tatement oi'i orse1f ivini the reaona w1y he di
not 3a! ''e the oa'i.'iion In .685,anct other facts. I. will 10
.rcur an affi(t"tt frori sop, reonsIhile porBon in el1ir endorin
thes'3 ictL.

YOUY'B tr1LT,
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Halftreed Coruission,
Ottawa, 0nt.
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I be to make application or the Issue of a land
innIpe in
u1shr.nt of mr claim which was preserited to the CorissIon at

J)eceiher 1903. by 'iy son,Alexandr F'lett 'toar.

saI(i scrIp in
T repiest and authorize you to transmit to rie the

care of _____ 1ox 13r/3,WInnipe,ranItoha.

hereby revoke all previous orders and powers of Attorney.

yours truly,

We hereby certIfs that the above was sIgned In our presence by

Mary Moar,nee ordan,whom we personally know and identIfy.
Dated 100

$taftuor Declaraflon.
 The Ford Stationery Co., Legal Stationnes, Winnipeg.
STATUTORY DCLARATIO.

manitoba: in the matter of the clairi of Mary Moar for

Sc rip

to Wit:

of the
' Mary MoM DIstrIct
of Litle (rFnd Rapids in the Province of Manitoba
do solemnly declare that

(1) THAT T a o' ;qjX blood and a halfhrct,therefore,ent1t1ed

to rjir scrIp.

(2) THAT T have never received IndIan. Treaty rrloney.

(3) THAT the reason I (i:.d not appear before the CoiiIssIon th
1i:j5 to rj c1a±i was that T had been 1d.vIn; In the north cointry
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with :'iy ancI,w was connctecl with the Hic1son Bay orany and was
unable to et 1ee o absence. I,at that thq had a. chIld aboul six
rnonths old and was iinahlp to travel alone,the difficulties beIn; irerir
reat,thee no less than fifty-two R*pids between our p].ace o
abode and WinnIpe,whIch nvolvd a treat deal of labor and inconirenienc

JIM I make this solemn declaration conscientiously, believing it to be true and knowing that

it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath, and by virtue of "The Canada Evidence
Act, 1893."

Declared before me at the of

in the Province of
Manitoba, this

A.D49O
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Asionerjn ic.

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1)ated . .

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SatutorV Declaration
The l'ord Stationery Co.. Legal Stationer, Winnipeg
 'rhe Ford Statknery Cu. Law S,attonr, Wniipeg

,.A02a STATUTORY DECLARATION.

manfloba: In the matter °

claim for scrip of Marj Moar.

to Wil:

J ,Alexand'r F'lett Moar of tl4c( Pigeon Bluff

of in the Province of Manitoba

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do solemnly declare that

(1) THAT T was personally present and did see r'ir uother,Mar'

Moar,s1n a Declav'atiorI,in connection wlt'n the above :'iatter1

(2) THAT there iS no Jut1ce of the Peace or other officer

co'iissoned to take A;rfldavits r Declarations within one hundred and

fifty i'iiies of her ahole.

(3) THAT f ron fa'ti1,r records and general knowlede T know that

the stateent5 therein ade are trije.

.:fl nd I
make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to he true and knowing that

it is of the same force and effect as if m'ide under oath, and by virtue of "The Canada Evidence

Act, 1893."

De lared before me at the of

in the Province of

Manitoba, this 7
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A Comniissioner in B R &c, or J P or INotary

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Public

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 AOORCSS YOUR RIPLY
SECRETARY
DEPARTENTOF THE INTERIOR
O T TA WA
DO NOT WRtTE ABOUT MORE THAN
ONE SUBJECT IN THE SAME LETTER
WRITE LEGIBLY YOUR FULL O H.
NAME AND ADDRESS.

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February 24th,19u3.

sir,

Replying to your letter of the 16th instant res-.

pecting clain 15E2 of 1901, I am directed to say that there

are no papers of record here regarding Mary Jordon, daughter

of Hector Jordan and Jeannette Matheson, and wife of John
Mo a r.

Your obedient servant,

secretary,

J.A.J. McKenna, Esq,,

Half-breed Commissioner

Ottawa,
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PROVINCE OF MANITOBA. tV'

Certificate of Baptism
Bq.b1isms Solemnized in the Parish 0f 1iti ........
In the T, , ..................... in 1h

When Baptized
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Child's Christian Name

PArents' Names
Christian '_1
Surname

Abode

Quality, Trade or Profession

By whom ceremony was performed

I hereby certify that the above is a true cofty of an

entry in a Register of BLb1isms now on record in the
Archives of the Dear1ment of Agriculture and Zmmz-rat ion.
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Winneg,
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