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HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 3500 to 3916 Land, settlement and immigration
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Alan Rayburn collection

The file contains a letter from Alan Rayburn dated 23 August 2002. Along with the letter there are copies of some responses received by James White, Canada's chief geographer, dated 1905-1909, from postmasters in Hastings County providing information on how and when each place was named.

Booklet "Over the Hills of Hastings"

This file contains a booklet titled "Over the Hills of Hastings" published in 1923 with the intent to bring attention to the advantages of Hastings County. It contains a brief history of the county, also featuring natural resources in the area, a description of the townships within the county and of Belleville and includes a map of Hasting County .

Brett History

This file contains a hard cover book, written by John Brett McGeachie, of the Brett Family History & Genealogy. Walter Brett (1836-1917) for whom Brett's Lake, Lots 86-87, East Side, Hastings Road Survey, Tudor Township was named, letters written between 1871-1909. Also letters written from Curtis Brett to his son (1775-1780) and Walter Brett's letters.

Deeds - Lot No. 9, East side of Cannifton Road, "Sleepers Plot", Lot No. 6, 1st Cons. Thurlow

File contains Deeds, Mortgages and Insurance Policy dating from 1855 to 1940 for 16 ½ perches, composed of a part of the west half of Lot Number Six in the First Concession of the Township of Thurlow. This land was given to Robert Alexander McWain by Jonathan Emerson Sleeper and recorded in the Registry Office for Thurlow in Book 0. as number 640, dated 29-October-1836 known as Lot Number Nine on east side of Road to Canniff's Mills on Sleepers Plot.

Donnan Family Collection

The file contains the following documents:
1) 1847 Deed - Francis McConnell & Wife to Adam H. Meyers - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, 100 acres
2) 1879 Probate/Will Joseph Donnan (deceased) - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
3) 1879 Deed - Mary Ann Donnan to James Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con 1, Lot 2, part
4) 1879 Mortgage - James Donnan et al. Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
5) 1903 Deed - Bathea Garratt and James Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
6) 1917 Mortgage - Samuel J. Donnan and Jennie Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
7) 1917 Deed - James Donnan and Samuel J. Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
8) 1919 Mortgage - Samuel J. Donnan and James Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
9) 1919 Deed - James Donnan to Samuel J. Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
10) 1923 Mortgage - George M. Wright et al to Blanche Dafoe Marcellus - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 5, Lot 3, part
11) 1951 Mortgage - Jeremiah Ernest Marcellus - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 5, Lot 3, 50 acres
12) 1960 Deed - Samuel J. Donnan to Samuel J. Donnan and William Robin Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, part
13) 1962 Deed - Jennie Holgate to William Robin Donnan - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 5, Lot 3, part"

Donnan Family Collection

The file contains these items:
1) 1830 Indenture - Christopher Lenox to John L.W. Meyers, mortgage to Edward Fidlar - Huntingdon Twp, Con 4., Lot 1, 100 acres
2) 1832 Sale - John L.W. Meyers to Jonathan Horton - Huntingdon Twp, Con 4., Lot 1, 100 acres
3) 1840 Certificate of Jonathan Horton, appointing Hiram Nelson of Belleville as his attorney in seeking a grant of land for his service in the Hastings Militia in the War of 1812
4) 1840 Certificate of Benjamin Ketcheson asserting that Jonathan Horten served in the militia between October 1812 and August 1813
5) 1844 Sale - David Adams to John King Fairfield - Rawdon Twp., Con 4, Lot 3
6) 1855 & 1872 Deed & Release - Paul Kingston, Jonathan & Elijah Horton, Samuel Horton - Rawdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, 100 acres
7) 1894 Declaration - George Allan Kingston of Charles Kingston - Rawdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 2, 100 acres
8) 1903 Deed - Eliza S. McInroy to Alexander McInroy - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 4, Lot 1, 25 acres
9) 1915 Order & Letter - winding up estate of late Hiram Horton
10) 1944 Deed - Alexander McInroy to John & Eliza Matilda McInroy - Rawdon Twp., Con. 3, Lot 3; Rawdon Twp., Con. 3, Lot 4; Huntingdon Twp., Con. 7, Lot 15
11) 1952 Deed Frederick George Kent & wife Daisy Julia Kent to William F. Maynes - Huntingdon Twp., Con. 7, Lot 15; Stirling Twp., Baker Street lots
12) 1964 Deed - Corporation of Village of Stirling to Florence Laney - Stirling Twp., Emma Street lot
13) 1965 Mortgage - Florence Laney to George & Mary Hicks - Stirling Twp., Emma Street lot
14) 1965-1966 Tax Demands to Florence Laney - Stirling Twp., 30-Emma Street

Duncan MacDonald papers

The file contains 30 documents: deeds, mortgages, insurance certificates and receipts. Names included in the documents are: D.M. Defoe, James Weir, William Vance, Samuel Vance, N.S. Apple, John Goodfellow, Philip Shannon, Joespeh Weir, Alex Roberts, Robert Arkles, Emery Arkles, William Climpson, Peter Merrills, C.J. Pope, J.S. McKeown, Hugh Erwin Weir, Angus Martin, Farley.

Hans Waltimeyer

The file contains a newspaper article written by Lewis Zandbergen on the book titled Hans Waltimeyer, written by Jane Bennett Goddard about John Walden Meyers. Also, included in the file are 2 advertising flyers for Madill's Garage, 334A Front Street, Belleville.

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