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    In this letter, Keele reports on the status of several of Capron’s confirmed land claims and requests documentation about others in order to finish settling accounts.

    This is an indenture granting a deed of land belonging to Rosswell Wilson Douglas of Caledonia to Lois Barbara Douglas, dated May 9, 1983. The original document was provided by Don Douglas during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This is an indenture granting approximately 33 acres of land from James E. Walker to Rosswell Wilson Douglas of Caledonia, Ont., dated April 19, 1926. The original document was provided by Don Douglas during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This is a land grant issued to John Armour, in the Township of Onondaga, on November 24, 1858 by the Province of Canada. He received 100 acres of land for 100 pounds. The original document was provided by Al Robinson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the ...

    This is the image of a land grant issued to William Douglas of the Township of Onondaga on September 9, 1853. The original document was provided by Karen Richardson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This is the certificate granting land to John Kirkby of the Township of Onondaga issued on February 14, 1862 by the Province of Canada. The original document was provided by Jim and Kathy Barton during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This agreement documents Capron's sale of a strip of land to allow the Great Western Railroad Company to run a track on his property. He additionally sold a plot to allow for the construction of a depot, and agreed to construct a wooden fence along the length of this track. ...

    These four pages from one of Capron’s ledgers demonstrate some of his financial affairs and interests during the 1850s and 1860s. It includes lists of his land sales; the population of Paris, with a rough geographical sketch; his “bad debts;” and his taxes from 1852 through 1864.

    This is a deed of land to John Kenneth Black and his wife Clara Bell Black who purchased a farm from James Black of the Township of Onondaga in November 1951. It includes a plan showing the survey of parts of lots 14, 15 and 16, range 3 West of ...

    This is an image of the Indian land grant issued to James Grant of the Township of Onondaga on March 17, 1874. The original document was provided by John Douglas during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This is an image of the land grant issued to Henry Fryer of the Township of Onondaga on May 8, 1856. He received 50 acres for 50 pounds 5 shillings. The original document was provided by Ruth Doherty during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall ...

    This is the image of a land grant issued to William Douglas of the Township of Onondaga on May 12, 1853. He received 94 acres for just over 123 pounds sterling. The original document was provided by Karen Richardson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga ...

    This is the certificate granting land to William Douglas of the Township of Onondaga issued on September 7, 1853 by the Province of Canada. The original document was provided by John M. Douglas during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This is a Land Sale Grant issued to Joseph Charlton of the Township of Onondaga on April 26, 1871. Charlton received over 64 acres of land for $871.05 Canadian dollars. The original document was provided by Calvin Hager during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall ...

    This grant from the Province of Upper Canada gives Thomas Gadd 446 acres of land in Paris (then the Township of Dumfries), north of Dundas Street. His land is described as bordering Capron's.

    This letter is a follow-up to an earlier 1835 correspondence between Keele and Capron concerning land grants. Keele reports on the progress he has made in confirming these grants, and the work remaining to be done.

    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 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 land indenture, signed March 1st, 1805, documents the Six Nations’ grant of land to Augustus Jones. He was given in total 1200 acres, located north of Dundas Street and east of the Grand River. The lease was granted for “Nine hundred and Ninety nine years,” and the only payment ...