Toronto Purchase

Toronto Purchase

The Toronto Purchase was an agreement between the British crown and the Mississaugas of New Credit in 1787. The Mississaugas of New Credit exchanged for 250,808 acres (101,528 hectares) of land in Toronto for 149 barrels of goods and a small amount of cash. A revision of the deal was made in 1805.

The land sold consists of:

* former city of Etobicoke, Ontario
* former city of North York, Ontario
* former city of Toronto, Ontario
* west end of the former city of Scarborough, Ontario
* former city of York, Ontario
* former city of East York
* City of Vaughan, Ontario
* King Township
* western end of Markham, Ontario (or Thornhill, Ontario)
* western end of Whitchurch

The Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation also claim the Toronto Islands was not part of the purchase. [ [Missisauga Nation Treaties http://www.newcreditfirstnation.com/topur2.htm] from the New Credit First Nation web site. ]

Notes

References

* [http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/jarvisci/toronto/tor_buy.htm Toronto Purchase]
* [http://www.newcreditfirstnation.com/topur2.htm Mississauga Nation Treaties: The Toronto Purchase 1787 & 1805]


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