The acquisition of land was one of the most important activities families in Upper Canada engaged in. Not surprisingly, the record of these transactions in the form of deeds, sales and mortgages, were carefully kept. Although printed forms for many of these transactions existed, the details of the particular act had to be added by hand. Sometimes the whole document was hand written. Annotations were sometimes added on the side or the back of the document. The payments made on mortages, for example, were carefully recorded on the back of the deed as this receipt was essential to prove the payment was made if the question should ever arise.

The Cameron family papers include a number deeds and mortgages ranging from 1834 to 1882. They record the history of several family transactions and provide examples of several different types of land records.

DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENTS

CAM037. Deed, John Grant to Thomas McIntosh, Lancaster , October 18, 1834 .

A deed of bill and sale between John Grant and Thomas McIntosh dated October 18, 1834 .

CAM030. Mortgage, Alexander Cameron to Abner Nash, Whitby , December 7, 1847.

A document detailing Alexander Cameron's mortgage on December 7, 1847. The fifty pound payments were to be made to Abner Nash.

CAM035. Sale, Donald Cameron to Christopher & Ellen McDermott, Whitby , March 16, 1847.

An indenture of bargain and sale between Donald Cameron and Chrisopher and Ellen McDermott concerning a town lot in Whitby Township . The document is dated March 16, 1847.

CAM031. Deed, Allan Cameron to Donald and Christina Cameron, Whitby , December 1, 1854 .

A deed of sale concerning half an acre in Whitby Township between Allan Cameron and his parents, Donald and Christina Cameron. Dated December 1, 1854, it lists the price of the land as one hundred pounds.

CAM041. Sale, James Wallace to Allan Cameron, Whitby, July 9, 1856.

This indenture between James Wallace and Elspet Wallace, his wife, and Allan Cameron, sells and conveys title to Cameron in return for eighty pounds a lot in Whitby which is part of Lot 28 in the first Concession of Whitby township, now known as Town Lots 1 and 2 in Block A West of Brode Street.

CAM036. Mortgage, James Cameron to Hugh McBrien, n.p., April 29, 1859 .

A document outlining a mortgage agreement between James Cameron and Hugh McBrien.

CAM032. Sale, Christopher & Eleanor McDermott to Rev Conrad Van Dusen, Whitby , Dec. 27, 1874.

A document outling the sale of a parcel of land for five hundred and fifty dollars on December 27, 1874 . Reverand Conrad Van Dusen transferred the deed of land to Christopher and Eleanor McDermott.

CAM034. Farm Lease, James Cameron to William Morcombe, Whitby , December 2, 1876.

A lease agreement in which William Morcombe agreed to pay James Cameron two hundred and seventy-five dollars every October 1st for the use of certain premises. The document is dated December 2, 1876 .

CAM033. Mortgage, James Cameron to Robert S. Campbell, n.p., March 6, 1877.

A document outlining the mortgage of fifty acres of James Cameron's land for six hundred and fifty dollars. The document is dated March 6, 1877.

CAM038. Deed, Conrad Van Dusen to M.D. George Alva Carson, Whitby , March 25, 1875 .

The transference of a deed of land from Conrad Van Dusen to George Alva Carson, M.D..The document is dated March 25, 1875.

CAM039. Mortgage, James Cameron to John H. Addison, Whitby , May 9, 1882 .

A document outlining the transfer of a deed of land from John H. Addison to James Cameron on May 9, 1882 .

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