Map of the Area of the April 1784 Treaty. [St. Regis and Oswegatchie]

Historical Background: Governor Haldimand's decision to settle loyalists along the upper St. Lawrence, the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara peninsula, made it necessary for the Governor to make further purchases in order to maintain a connected area of settlement along the St. Lawrence River. In April 1784, the government acquired land on the St. Lawrence River from Point Baudet to Toniato Creek, from the Mohawks at St. Regis and the Onondagas of Oswegatchie. These two groups had claimed this land during the French regime.

Source: Surtees, R.J. Indian Land Surrenders in Ontario 1763-1867. Ottawa: Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1984.