1817 in Canada #CanadianHistory #history A deed of land along the lower Red and Assiniboine rivers shows Peguis and four other Saulteaux and #Cree chiefs opening it to the Earl of Selkirk for an annual rent of 200 lbs. of #tobacco https://pam.minisisinc.com/DIGITALOBJECTS/Access/HBCA/Legal%20records%20relating%20to%20the%20Red%20River%20settlement/HBCA-E8-1-009-010-11.pdf #RedRiver See also: Red River - History https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/red-river Peguis https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peguis Biography of Peguis https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peguis_9E.html Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/thomas-douglas-5th-earl-of-selkirk Biography of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/douglas_thomas_5E.html Tobacco https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tobacco