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Crawford Purchase

In October 1783, at Carleton Island near here, Captain William Redford Crawford of the King’s Royal Regiment of New York met with the local Mississauga Indians led by the elderly Mynass. Crawford, acting for the British government, purchased from the Mississaugas for some clothing, ammunition and coloured cloth a large tract of land east of the Bay of Quinte. The land was subsequently settle by United Loyalists and Britain’s Indian allies who had been forced to leave their homes in the new United States.

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Marché de Crawford

En octobre 1783, à l’île Carleton, le capitaine William Redford Crawford du King’s Royal Regiment of New York rencontra des Mississaugas conduits par le vieux chef Mynass. Au nom du gouvernement britannique, Crawford leur échangea quelques vêtements, munitions et tissus de couleur, contre une vaste étendue de terre située à l’est de la baie de Quinte. Les Loyalistes et les Indiens alliés des Britanniques qui avaient du quitter leurs terre vinrent coloniser la région.

Note: Parks Canada has identified this designation for review (outdated language or terminology, missing history, factual errors, or new knowledge).
Location: 317 Ontario Street, Kingston
Emplacement : 317, rue Ontario, Kingston
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.233636, -76.478528
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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