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This is an artificially created collection comprised of miscellaneous legal documents from unknown sources accumulated by the Archives. Included in the collection are mortgages, affidavits, contracts, deeds, wills, correspondence, and stock certificates drawn from the files of various wound-up law firms.

Sous-fonds consists of a collection of miscellaneous legal documents pertaining to legal matters in the Province of Ontario. Predominantly, the records in this sous-fonds relate to the ownership, purchase and transfer of land and property in the province, particularly in the City of Toronto, the Township of York, the Township of Muskoka (Lightwood Island), the Township of Normanby, and the City of London (Ont.). Many documents in this sous-fonds pertain to the same plots of land and/or property as they changed ownership over time. Records relating to property owned by the following people appear numerous times throughout the sous-fonds: Adam T. Bell; Louisa Bredin; Fanny Fox; Philipp Hollinger; Benjamin Hunsberger; and George Newton.

Item is an abstract of title created by the registry office of the County of Halton. The abstract pertains to land on the south-western half of Lot 19, Eleventh Concession, in the Township of Esquesing. The document details the ownership and possession of this parcel of land from 1820 to 1860. Original owner of this property was Abraham Nelles.

Item is an abstract of title issued by the registry office in Barrie, County of Simcoe. It lists the details of Lot 143 on the south side of Colborne Street in Orillia, Ontario, based on plan 594. The abstract includes information about dates, names and mortgages relating to this parcel of land, with entries dating from 1913 to 1926.

Series consists of agreements for extensions of time for payment of mortgages pertaining to properties in the City of Toronto. These agreements detail new terms and dates for repayment of those mortages.

Item is an agreement for the sale of land located in the Township of Monck, District of Muskoka, between Alice Fitzmaurice and James Fitzmaurice, vendors, and Leonard Fitzmaurice, purchaser. The document details the transfer of the land from the deceased former landholder, William James Fitzmaurice, to his heirs and the terms and conditions of the sale.

Item is an indenture of bargain and sale between Thomas Gibbs Ridout (1754-1861), a banker, his wife, Matilda Anne Ridout, and Enoch Turner (1792-1866), a brewer and philanthropist, all of the City of Toronto. The indenture pertains to property on Lots Two and Three on the east side of Sherbourne Street, Toronto. Sandford Fleming, in his capacity as Provincial Land Surveyor, made the survey and plan referred to in this document, of the west part of Park Lot Four in the first concession, at the request of Thomas Gibbs Ridout. This land is possibly part of or adjacent to the site of Turner's home, Allandale, built in 1856. The document details the extent of the property and the terms and conditions of the sale for all parties involved.

Item is an indenture of bargain and sale between William Chaplin, Jr., of Toronto, and William Chaplin, of the Township of Oro, County of Simcoe. The indenture pertains to property located on the east half of Lot One, Twelfth Concession, in the Township of Oro, comprised of one hundred acres. The document also details the rights and obligations of the parties involved.

Item is an indenture of bargain and sale between George Kennedy, carpenter, and Jonathan Bedford, yeoman, both of the Township of Esquesing, County of Halton. The indenture pertains to property on the southwesterly half of Lot 19, Eleventh Concession, in the Township of Esquesing. The document details the parameters of the property, mortgage payment and the rights and obligations of the parties involved.

File consists of property ownership records pertaining to land in the Township of York. These records are two bargain and sale indentures for property on Lot 3, east of Elizabeth Street, in the Home District of the Township of York. The first document, dated 12 July 1838, is an agreement conveying this property from Christopher Alexander Hagerman, a Toronto lawyer, to Josiah Humphrey, carpenter, also of Toronto. The second document, dated 22 April 1862, is an agreement conveying the same property from John Beverley Robinson Jr., a Toronto lawyer, and his wife, Mary Jane Robinson, to Josiah Humphrey. Both documents detail the parameters of the property and the rights and obligations of each party.

Item is a certificate of ownership, granted under the Land Titles Act by the register for Centre Cochrane, for a parcel of land in the Township of Fauquier, District of Cochrane. The original owner of this parcel was John Baptiste Drolet, of the Township of Fauquier. The document details the rights and responsibilities of ownership, including issues of rights of access and taxes. Subsequent transfers of ownership relating to this property are also recorded on this document, dating from 1936 to 1973. Other land owners listed on this item include: Phillippe Bergeron, Emilie Bergeron, Joseph H. Groleau, Yvette Bissonnette, and Joseph Aime Bergeron.

File consists of documents relating to a petition made by James Armstrong and John J. Cook, of Toronto, to the County Court of the County of York. The petition pertains to a request to close First Avenue in the County of York, owned by Armstrong and Cook. The file includes the original petition, the decision granted by the court, and a copy of Plan 257, illustrating the location of the property and road in question.

Series consists of Crown land grants issued in the Province of Ontario and the Province of Upper Canada. These records include the names, dates, locations and prices of such grants of land, issued by the provincial registrar. Properties detailed in this series are located in Normanby, County of Grey, Esquesing, County of York, and the County of Wellington.

Item is a copy of an 1820 grant of land from the Crown to Abraham Nelles, of the Township of Grimsby. The grant relates to 1400 acres of land, located in the Third Concession of the Township of Esquesing, in the Province of Upper Canada. The document details the nature of the property in question and the rights and obligations of the parties involved.

Item is a handwritten memo recording information about Margaret Gorman of Toronto. The information in the memo confirms her witnessing of the signing and execution of a deed and memorial, necessary due to the subsequent deaths of her husband, David Gorman, and the two witnesses, James McMillan and Timothy Egans.

Item is a conveyance of land from Benjamin and Elizabeth Hunbserger, of Normanby, to Adam T. Bell, of East Lora. The deed relates to land situated at Lot Two, Fourth Concession, in the Township of Normanby. The document details the rights and obligations of both parties as well as information about the land purchased.

Item is a deed relating to the sale of property by the Toronto Mortgage Company to Louisa Bredin, of Toronto. The property was part of Lot 48 on the south side of Anne Street, Toronto, formerly belonging to Ann and William Porter of Toronto. The document details the nature of the sale, the rights and obligations of the parties involved and the parameters of the property in question.

Item is a deed regarding the sale of property by George William Gardiner and Ada Grace Kennedy, both of Toronto. The land was located on Lot Nine, on the west side of Franklin Avenue. The document details the terms and conditions of the sale and the responsibilities of the parties involved.

Item is a deed of land conveyed by Marion Edith Whatmough to Joseph Francis Stewart, both of Toronto. The property was located at Lot 30 in the Township of York. The document details the rights and obligations of the parties involved and provides information about the land covered by the deed.

Item is a mortgage between Robert Burns, labourer, of the Township of Pickering, and Daniel Conant, yeoman, of the Township of East Whitby. The mortgage pertains to property on Lot 15, Second Concession, in the Township of Pickering. The document details the parameters of the property, repayment of the mortgage and the rights and obligations of the parties involved.