The Law Society of Upper Canada Archives. Legal documents collection PF118

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1 The Law Society of Upper Canada Archives Legal documents collection Prepared 2013

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Administrative History Scope and Content Series Descriptions: -1 Ontario legal documents -1-1 Abstracts of title -1-2 Agreements -1-3 Agreements for extension of time -1-4 Agreements for sale -1-5 Bargain and sale -1-6 Bonds -1-7 Certificates of ownership -1-8 Conveyances -1-9 Crown grants Deeds of land Mortgages Notes of evidence Probates Transfers of freehold land Wills Writs of summons -2 Quebec legal documents -3 British legal documents -4 American legal documents 2

3 Administrative History The Legal Documents collection is an artificial grouping of records created by the Law Society of Upper Canada Archives. The collection contains miscellaneous legal documents (deeds, mortgages, agreements, etc.) acquired by the archives over the years from unknown sources. Scope and Content cm of textual records Collection consists of miscellaneous legal documents relating to matters in Ontario, Quebec, Great Britain, and the United States of America. 3

4 Ontario legal documents cm of textual records Series consists of various documents pertaining to legal matters in the Province of Ontario. Records primarily relate to the ownership, purchase and transfer of land and property in the province, particularly in the City of Toronto, Township of York, Township of Muskoka (Lightwood Island), Township of Normanby, and the City of London. Many documents pertain to the same plots of land and/or property as they changed ownership over time. Abstracts of title , 1894, 1924, p. Sub-series consists of abstracts of title pertaining to the ownership of property located in the Province of Ontario. The abstracts of title detail the names of purchasers and sellers, prices paid for property and the dates of transfer, and are issued by the registry office of the county in which the property is situated. Properties documented are located in the Township of Esquesing, the Township of South Dumfries, Barrie, Orillia and Toronto Abstract of title Abstract of title 16 Feb Abstract of title Abstract of title 27 Mar Abstract of title 15 Feb

5 -1 Agreements , , 1906, cm of textual records Sub-series consists of agreements pertaining to property and financial matters made between individuals in the Province of Ontario. These agreements include information about the properties in question, payments and the rights and obligations of the parties involved, as well as details about the payment of debts. The properties documented are located in the Township of York Promissory note 3 May Notarized document and bill of exchange Agreement between Mary C. Frankland and 14 July 1906 Christopher Kennedy Agreement between Joseph Birmingham and 6 Dec Albert D. Simon Agreements for extension of time , p. Sub-series consists of agreements for extensions of time for the payment of mortgages, pertaining to properties located in the City of Toronto Agreement for extension of time for Jennie 1 Aug Gibson Lord Agreement for extension of time for Jennie 12 July 1940 Gibson Lord 5

6 -1 Agreements for sale cm of textual records Sub-series consists of agreements for the sale of property in the Province of Ontario. These records include information about sellers and purchasers, financial fees and repayments, and details about the parameters and scope of the properties in question. Properties documented are located in Etobicoke, Midland, Township of York, Township of Scarborough, and Muskoka Indenture between James Davidson and 15 July 1836 Richard Thompson Broadsheet for chancery sale of farm property 12 May Agreement for sale between Ethel Gertrude 2 June 1924 King and Margaret Ridout Agreement of sale between D.O. Gerow, 26 July 1939 John P. Horsfall and Midland Loan and Savings Company Agreement for sale of land between Alice 22 Nov Fitzmaurice, James Fitzmaurice, and Leonard Fitzmaurice 6

7 -1 Bargain and sale p. Sub-series consists of bargain and sale agreements created for the transfer of property between individuals. Properties documented are located in the County of Halton and the Township of York Indenture of bargain and sale between 27 June 1837 George Kennedy and Jonathan Bedford Bargain and sale documents 1838, Indenture of bargain and sale from Thomas 17 Oct Gibbs Ridout to Enoch Turner Indenture of bargain and sale between 15 Nov William Chaplin, Jr. and William Chaplin Indenture of bargain and sale between Joseph 3 Feb Tweddle and William Chaplin Bonds Apr p. Sub-series consists of a bond agreement for the transfer of property in Normanby, County of Grey, Ontario Bond between Benjamin Hunsberger and 13 Apr Philipp Hollinger 7

8 -1 Certificates of ownership p. Sub-series consists of certificates of ownership of property in the Province of Ontario. These certificates, granted under the Land Titles Act, include the names, dates and property details of the land in question, as well as any changes to ownership due to sale of land. The properties documented are located in Muskoka, Temiskaming, and Fauquier Certificate of ownership Certificate of ownership granted to Hugh 10 May 1930 Millar Kell Certificate of ownership

9 -1 Conveyances , 1891, 1919, cm of textual records Sub-series consists of conveyances relating to property in the Province of Ontario. The records in this series detail the transfer of ownership of property between individuals, and between financial institutions and individuals, and include information about the parameters of the properties, financial settlements and the rights and obligations of all participating parties. Properties documented in this subseries are located in Mimico, County of York, and Toronto Petition by James Armstrong and John 1887 J. Cook Petitions of Mary Jane Graydon Conveyance between Eva Tucker and 17 Sept Hartly Robert Conn Conveyance between Colonial Realty and 14 Aug Securities Corporation Limited and Jennie Gibson Lord Conveyance between Trusts & Guarantee 6 Nov Company Limited and Myrtle B. Corrigan 9

10 -1 Crown grants cm of textual records Sub-series consists of Crown land grants issued in the Province of Ontario and the Province of Upper Canada. Records include the names, dates, locations and prices of such grants of land, issued by the provincial registrar. Properties documented are located in Normanby, County of Grey, Esquesing, County of York, and the County of Wellington Grant of land to Andrew and Hermanus 31 Oct Wanamaker Grant in trust to Grant Powell, Alexander 19 May 1819 McDonell and D'Arcy Boulton, Jr Grant to Abraham Nelles 22 Oct Crown grant to Benjamin Hunsberger 8 May Crown grant issued to Rowland Buchanan 12 Jan Crown grant to Philipp Hollinger 19 Feb

11 -1 Deeds of land cm of textual records Sub-series consists of land deeds documenting the ownership of property in the Province of Ontario. Records include information about buyers and sellers, the property being purchased, financial transactions and the legal responsibilities of ownership. The deeds pertain to property in the Township of York, Toronto, Village of Mimico, London (Ont.), Midland, North York, and the Township of Scarborough Deed of land from Benjamin Hunsberger 29 July 1876 to Philipp Hollinger Deed of land from Benjamin Hunsberger to 8 Feb Adam T. Bell Memo regarding Margaret Gorman 21 July Deed of land from Adam T. Bell to Philip 1 Feb Hollinger Deed of land from Adam T. Bell to George 31 Oct Newton Deed of land from Dennis Manning to Anne 28 Aug Manning Deed of land from Thomas Glancey to 1 Sept Hannah Glancey and Margaret Glancey Deed of land from Ann Manning to Ann Porter 3 Dec Deed from the Toronto Mortgage Company 28 May 1906 to Louisa Bredin Deed of land from Mary C. Frankland to 5 May 1908 Christopher Kennedy Deed of land from George William Gardiner 18 July 1910 to Ada Grace Kennedy Deed of land from Blanche Clarke to Standard 21 July 1917 Reliance Mortgage Corporation Deed of land from Harry Rowe and Jean 30 Sept Rowe to Barchand and Company Limited Deed of land from Ruby Ellen Reed to 11 Apr Margaret Austin 11

12 -1 Deeds of land con t Deed of land from Marion Edith Whatmough 20 Apr to Joseph Francis Stewart Deed of land from the London and Lake Erie 5 July 1921 Railway & Transportation Company to Osgar I. Cunningham Deed of land from W.E. Preston Ltd. to 26 Mar Margaret Murphy Deed of land from Frederick C. Booth to 15 June 1926 George E. Blake Deed of land from James H. Greenshields 3 Mar to Margaret Applass Deed of land from Luella Burnie to Herbert 26 Oct Milton Corbett Deed of land from the Corporation of the 1 Nov Township of Scarborough to Gladys E. Young 12

13 -1 Mortgages cm of textual records Sub-series consists of mortgages for properties in the Province of Ontario. The mortgages include information about mortgager and mortgagee, details of the property in question, financial payments, and the rights and obligations of the mortgage holder. Mortgage agreements in this series are both made between private individuals and between private individuals and financial institutions. The properties documented are located in Toronto, Township of York, London (Ont.), Township of Scott, Township of Esquesing, and Bracebridge Mortgage between Thomas Manning, Ann 14 May 1858 Connors Manning and David McCarthy Mortgage between Duncan and Susan 24 Jan McNicol, and John and Thomas Caverhill Assignment of mortgage from John and 4 Dec Thomas Caverhill to Edward Miles Mortgage between Robert Burns and Daniel 19 Dec Conant Mortgage between Thomas Manion, Ann 7 Sept Connors Manion and the Union Permanent Building and Savings Society Mortgage between Philip Hollinger, Catharine 20 Dec Hollinger and the Huron and Erie Loan and Savings Company Mortgage between Philipp and Catharine 11 Feb Hollinger and Adam T. Bell Mortgage between Philipp Hollinger and the 22 Feb Huron and Erie Loan and Savings Company Mortgage between Philipp Hollinger and 11 Jan George Stalbfleisch Mortgage between Philipp Hollinger and 3 Mar Adam T. Bell 13

14 -1 Mortgages con t Mortgage between George and Emily 31 Oct Newton, and Adam T. Bell Assignment of mortgage from Adam T. Bell 11 Feb to William Gilland Mortgage between Ann Manning and the 18 Sept Union Loan and Savings Company Mortgage between William and Ann Porter, 19 Nov and the Union Loan and Savings Company Release of mortgage between William Gillard 13 Feb and Adam Bell Mortgage between Thomas W. Elliott and 4 June 1892 Thomas Henry Bull Mortgage between Thomas William Elliott, 30 Oct Helen Elliott and William Henry Clarke Mortgage between Jane Acton and the 18 Aug Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters Mortgage between John B. Pelleterio and 31 Aug Margaret Snider Mortgage between John B. Pelleterio and 1 Dec William H. Beatty Mortgage between Louisa Bredin and the 28 May 1906 Toronto Mortgage Company Mortgage between Henry Jennings and 15 Nov Thomas Glancy Mortgage between John Baptiste Pelleterio 1 Oct and James McDonald Mortgage between Hartley Robert Conn and 22 Nov Margaret Austin Mortgage between Elizabeth B. Bredin and 31 May 1921 Mary A. Gillespie Mortgage between George Ernest Blake and 28 Sept the Canada Trust Company Mortgage between George Ernest Blake and 9 July 1930 the Huron & Erie Mortgage Corporation 14

15 -1 Mortgages con t Mortgage between John William George 12 Dec Easton and Alexander MacGregor Mortgage between Earl R. Adair and Charles 2 Dec Francis Leonard Mortgage between Charles E. Hodgson and 10 June 1947 the Victoria Trust and Savings Company Notes of evidence [ca. 1888] 1.5 cm of textual records Sub-series consists of notes of evidence created, accumulated and used by lawyers or law firms in practice in the Province of Ontario Notes of evidence [ca. 1888] 15

16 -1 Probates , 1906, cm of textual records Sub-series consists of probates for the settling of estates in the Province of Ontario. Records contain copies of the probate decision and last will and testaments, which identify the executors of the estates in question Probate regarding the estate of George 11 Oct Newton Probate regarding the estate of Jane Acton 11 Dec Probate regarding the estate of Robert Fraser 20 June

17 -1 Transfers of freehold land cm of textual records Sub-series consists of records documenting the transfer of freehold land and property, as per the Land Titles Act, in the Province of Ontario. Records document the names of the property holders, information about the land being transfered, financial details relating to the transfer, and dates of transfer. The properties documented are located in Muskoka, Weston, North York, Toronto, and the Township of York Transfer of freehold land from Thomas Lymer 8 Feb to William Mason Transfer of freehold land from Thomas Lymer 17 Sept to Fanny Fox Transfer of freehold land from James P. 8 Oct LeGallais to Margaret Louise Callander Transfer of freehold land from James Whitton 26 Sept to Alice Batchelor Transfer of freehold land from the Excelsior 16 June 1943 Life Insurance Company to Carmelo and Madelaine Vella Transfer of freehold land from John Albert 4 Mar McDonagh to Helen Crabb 17

18 -1 Wills , , cm of textual records Sub-series consists of wills pertaining to the estates of individuals in the Province of Ontario Statutory declaration of Ann Whitehead Declaration of Margaret Lindsay 31 May Will of James McIntosh 7 June Letters of administration 5 June 1868 Writs of summons , 1880, [1936?], cm of textual records Sub-series consists of records pertaining to the granting, serving and discharging of writs of summons in the Province of Ontario Summons Order of discharged summons 29 Dec Subpoena from the Supreme Court of Ontario [1936?] Writ of summons 13 Nov

19 Quebec legal documents , 1802, 1804, cm of textual records Series consists of various documents pertaining to legal matters in the Province of Quebec, specifically from the region of Saint-Eustache. These documents include court judgments and notices issued by the Court of King's Bench in the District of Montreal Copy of declaration Copy of judgment 20 Oct Court records of Nicolas Eustache Lambert Dumont Warrant of arrest 25 June Warrant on summons 8 Aug Summons for William Hall 21 Mar Summons for John McLean and John Connolly 31 Mar

20 British legal documents cm of textual records Series consists of miscellaneous documents pertaining to legal matters in Great Britain Transfer of mortgage 23 Oct Draft of a lease Marriage settlement between Harold Thom and 4 Dec Charity Gould Lease of land from Thomas Westfaling to Thomas 7 Sept Gommery Release and assignment of property between 4 July 1834 Thomas Horton and James Juniper Supplemental abstract of title

21 American legal documents p. Series consists of a document pertaining to a legal matter in the United States of America Notice of protest on promissory note