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This Indenture Made In duplicate the Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven in pursuance of the Act respecting short forms of - Conveyances: Between Nelson Langs of the Twoship of Brantford in the County of Brant in the Province of Ontario, Yeoman, Wallace William Langs of the same place, Yeoman, Squire Langs of the same place, Yeoman, Martha Millard (formerly Martha Langs) wife of Martin Millard of the Township of Windham in the County of Norfolk, in the said Province, Yeoman, the said Martin Millard, Elizabeth Woods (formerly Elizabeth Langs) wife of Randall Woods of the said Township of Brantford, Yeoman, the said Randall Woods, Major Shepard Langs of the City of [illegible] Bridge in the state of New York, one of the United States of America, Doctor of Medicine, Cynthia Victoria Blasdell (formerly Cynthia Victoria Langs) wife of Daniel Blasdell of the said Township of Brantford, Gentleman, the said Daniel Blasdell, Lavinia Catherine McKay (formerly Lavinia Catherine Langs) wife of William McKay of the said Township of Brantford, Builder, and the said William McKay all of the first part. Eliza Langs wife of the said Nelson Langs, Helen Langs wife of the said Wallace William Langs, Maria Langs, wife of the said Squire Langs and Helen Langs, wife of the said Major Shepard Langs all of the second part and Edwin [Ruthven?] Langs of the said Township of Brantford, Yeoman, of the third part. Whereas John Langs late of the said Township of Brantford, Yeoman, deceased, died [illegible] seized in fee simple of the lands hereinof for mentioned with other lands leaving him surviving the said parties of the first part (except the said Martin Millard, Randall Woods, and William McKay and the said party of the third part - his only children and heirs and heiresses at law. And whereas by a Deed of Partition made between the said heirs and heiresses at law, and dated the twenty fourth day of December