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      This 1887 receipt notes that the collector had received M. A. Stowe's taxes for that year, totalling $2.23 - $1.20 for regular taxes, and $1.03 for school taxes. It was printed on page 231 of The Work of Our Hands by Sharon Jaeger, and was provided by Linda Guest.

      This document lists the properties offered during the June 1st, 1865 chancery sale of the estate of Charles Thompson, who owned the Summer Hill Estate in the township of York. Herbert Biggar, of Mount Pleasant, is listed as one of the parties to the chancery case. The document was provided …

      This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library. Robert Rosebrugh's name is subject to many eccentric spellings. A notable alternate, used in this document, is Robert Roseburgh.

      The map view is not precise; it displays Walnut Street rather than the specific lot.

      The original indenture included a third blank page, which has been omitted in this online edition.

      This land deed between Neville Smith, his wife Martha Smith, and James Hitchcox, all of the town of Paris, transfers a portion of land in exchange for $875. The land is approximately 3/4 of an acre in lots 1, 2, and 3 on the south side of William Street.

      This deed documents the sale of a plot of land to David W.J. Havill from the Canada Permanent Building & Savings Society. Charles and Rose Chamberlain had originally contracted a mortgage for $400 on their property in 1869, but defaulted on their payments and the land was put up for …

      This land indenture between Andrew Aitken and Robert Carrick transfers a tract of land in South Dumfries Township. The land comprises of 100 acres, the north half of lot 33 in the Third Concession; it was sold for the not insubstantial sum of $9000.

      This 1883 document assigns the rights to a patent held by Robert M. Appleton to William W. Clay, one of the operators of the Paris Clay & McCosh knitting mills. Appleton, from New Hampshire, owned the American patent on an invention known as "Appleton's Improved Under Shirt;" he agreed to …

      This copy of Daniel O'Neail's last will and testament outlines his gifts of money and land to his family members. He lived in South Dumfries. The witnesses to the document are John MacMillan and Michael Ryan, both of Paris.

      This 1870 land indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason transfers lot 6 on the north side of Capron Street in exchange for $50. The location of this lot can be found on page 40 of the Brant County Illustrated atlas, linked to on the right.

      This 1865 land deed transfers a lot in Paris between Hiram Capron and Daniel O'Neail. The 18 acre lot comprises part of the northern section of lot 32 in the first concession of the Township of South Dumfries; in return, Capron received $1400.

      This 1891 document confirms the High Court of Justice's commission to Frank Smoke for the County of Brant, enabling him to take Affidavits, Depositions, Bail, and other similar actions.

      These letters patent officially incorporate Sinclair's Hardware, Limited, manufacturers and dealers of hardware in Paris. The business partners were: John Harold, Manufacturer Vernon Martin, Manager James Sinclair, Merchant Franklin Smoke, Solicitor Sheldon La Pierre, Solicitor

      The creases in the original document cannot be folded back, so some of the lines are illegible.

      This 1864 crown land document grants a plot of land in Burford to Edward Harbin of Paris, in return for $650. The plot is described as being the west half of lot 17 in the second concession.

      This 1838 crown land document grants a plot of land in Brantford Township to William Dickie of Brantford Township, in return for £57. The land is described as being part of the south portion of lots 1 and 2 in the third concession.

      This 1887 document mortgages a plot of land held by George F. and Emma Birley for $2600 from William R. Baker, the mortgagee. The lot mortgaged is lots number 5 and 6 in the north side of Capron Street in Paris.

      This document certifies, under the "Quieting Titles Act," that Nellie Louisa Cochrane of Paris owns a plot of land located in Burford. The lot is the north-western portion of lot 17 in the third concession.

      This land indenture records the transfer of a plot of land from Andrew H. and Cynthia C. Baird to Robert W. Dawson and James Finlayson, all of Paris, in return for $200. The plot is described as being lot number 4 on the northern side of Jane Street in Paris.