Treaty of Peace and Friendship between
Jonathon Belcher and Francis Muis.
Date: 1761
Fonds/Collection: Commissioner of Public Records
Series: Indians Reference no.: RG 1 vol. 430 no. 20a
Archival Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Bryon Wilfert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Lib.9.
Hon. Robert Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Lib.)
With regard to specific treaties being made between the crown and aboriginal bands or communities in the Maritimes, the British crown signed a number of historical documents.Regarding parts (b) and (c) as they relate to the Supreme Court of
Canada decision on Marshall, only the 1760-61 treaties are recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada as treaties under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The 1760 LaHeve
treaty was signed on March 10, 1760 in Halifax.
The Treaty with Chief Francis Mius of the LaHeve Tribe, concluded at Halifax, 9 November 1761.
