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Deed of Surrender

1869 · 19th century

The Deed of Surrender was the agreement of 1869 by which the Hudson's Bay Company surrendered its charter rights over Rupert's Land to the British Crown, for transfer to the Dominion of Canada, in return for 300,000 pounds, land around its posts and a share of the fertile belt. The transfer took effect on 15 July 1870.

Deed of Surrender
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Deed of Surrender. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/deed-of-surrender
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