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- 8 Jan 1959 - 23 Mar 1959 (Creation)
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1 map (61.0 x 67.0cm)
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John Thomas Ransom was born on August 25, 1889, to parents Giles Sanders Ransom and Margaret Wilson at York, Ontario. He married Lottie Ruth Long on March 19, 1912, at York, Ontario. He was a Provincial Land Surveyor active in Hastings County from the 1940s-1960s. His son, Thomas S. Ransom was also a surveyor in the local area. John Ransom died on October 13, 1962.
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Donated by Tom Ransom, Belleville, surveyor and son of the author.
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A "Plan of Survey showing Physical Features" detailing city lots, buildings and streets in Belleville. Ontario. By John T. Ransom, Ontario Land Surveyor on January 8, 1959 and revised on March 23, 1959. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet.
Text: [based on the] Government Plan 1816; [including] Lots # 28 and part of Lots # 27 and 29 East of Pinnacle Street and Lot # 28 and part of Lots # 27 and 29 West of Church Street.
Donated by Tom Ransom, Belleville, surveyor and son of the author.
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Previously rolled
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Scanned and online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/47995466176/