Ratification at Annapolis Royal, 1728
(The ratification of first Peace and Friendship Treaty by the "Eastern Tribes" of Nova Scotia, May 13, 1728.)

Document Summary:
Peace and Friendship treaties of 1725 are ratified. In these treaties, King George of England declares ownership, jurisdiction and control of ancestral lands in Nova Scotia and Acadia. Aboriginals promise in return to:

• Not molest or interfere in any way with settlers, their dependents or any mercantile traffic in this area.
  
  
• Give back anything they might have stolen from individuals in the event of theft or robbery.
  
  
• Not help any soldiers trying to escape from British forts.
  
  
• Not seek personal revenge on any British subjects for any reason, and find any redress through British law instead.
  
  
• Release any British prisoners they captured prior to this treaty's ratification.