The Crown Timeline

The Crown Timeline

1. 1779-04-07
   The Pledge of Sir Frederick Haldimand, under hand and seal at Quebec, to some of the Mohawks of Canajoharie, Tikondarago and Aughuago.
2. 1784-10-25
   The Proclamation: six miles on each side of the Grand River from Lake Erie to its head, to the Mohawks and their posterity for ever.
3. 1791-12-24
   The Land Board of Niagara: the faith of government pledged; every precaution to secure quiet possession.
4. 1869-01-01
   The Duke of Connaught made a chief, Kavakoudge; the maple crown set inside the Mohawk longhouse.

Every instrument served on the Crown, every reply and every silence, in one line of time. Under the Rules of Engagement (G69), non-response is a record.