Indenture between Chauncey Beadle and William Woodruff

Indenture between Chauncey Beadle of St. Catharines and William Woodruff of St. Davids concerning the sale of land in Lot no. 18 in the 6th Concession in the Township of Grantham - instrument no. 517, May 30, 1837.

Indenture between William Kingsmill and Peter Buchanan, Isaac Buchanan, Robert W. Harris and I. Young

Indenture (vellum) between William Kingsmill, Sheriff of Niagara regarding the sale of goods and chattels of Darius Ball including buildings and improvements in Lot no. 4 near Grand River to Peter Buchanan, Isaac Buchanan, Robert W. Harris and I. Young, July 22, 1844.

Province of Upper Canada Grant to Isaac Fuller

Province of Upper Canada Grant (vellum) to Isaac Fuller of the Township of Niagara. He was formerly a private in the Militia. He is granted 100 acres in the west half of lot no.29 in the 2nd Concession in the Township of Nissouri – Folio no. 233. This was registered Nov. 1833. The outside of this document is quite discoloured. This does not affect the text, Oct. 13, 1833.

Letter to David Therburn [Thorburn] from W. Woodruff

Letter outlining the firsthand account of the Battle of Queenston Heights describing the day that General Brock was killed [a copy of this letter (taken from Mr. Thorburn’s files) has been published in the book The Story of Laura Secord and Canadian Reminiscences by Emma A. Currie and it is also printed in History of the Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier in the year 1812 by Lieutenant Colonel E. Cruikshank] (7 handwritten pages) written by W. Woodruff and addressed to David Therburn [Thorburn] of Queenston. There are 3 handwritten copies of this account. A transcript of this letter has been included in the file, July 29, 1840.

Crew, Isaac M., includes: Application for Loan, Mortgage Loan Envelope, and Abstract of Title

Crew, Isaac M., includes: Application for Loan, March 10, 1885; Mortgage Loan Envelope no. 679 for Jan. 1, 1885 – Jan. 1, 1890 and Abstract of Title, April 13, 1885.

Mank, Isaac, Mortgage Loan Envelope no. 640

Mank, Isaac, Mortgage Loan Envelope no. 640 for Jan. 1, 1885 – Jan. 1, 1890

Some Incidents and Circumstances Written by William F. Haile in the Course of his Life, 1859

William Frederick Haile was born in Putney, Windham County, Vermont on November 4th, 1791. He was raised in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York. At the age of 21 he entered the United States Army. He served in the War of 1812 as a lieutenant in the 11th United States Infantry. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Lundy’s Lane [not mentioned in this memoir]. After the war he settled in Plattsburgh, New York and became a lawyer. He was a judge from April 1837 to March of 1843. He was also the fifth collector of customs for the District of Champlain. He died on October 1861 at the age of 69. This document was written for the children of William Frederick Haile in January of 1859 [as noted on p.23]. The memoir ends in July of 1814 before the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. Haile’s memoir is laced with names of military personnel and he expresses his opinions freely.

Indenture between Isaac Fuller of the Township of Niagara and George Upper of the Township of Niagara

Indenture between Isaac Fuller of the Township of Niagara and George Upper of the Township of Niagara for the west half of Lot no. 29 in the 2nd Concession of the Township of Nissouri, Jan. 29, 1830.

Bond between Isaac Sterling of the Township of Salt fleet to William Dickson of Niagara and Thomas Clark of Queenston

Bond (1 page, printed) between Isaac Sterling of the Township of Salt fleet to William Dickson of Niagara and Thomas Clark of Queenston (regarding the Last Will and Testament of Robert Hamilton) for payment of 153 pounds, 12 shillings and 3 pence to be made to Dickson and Clark, May 21, 1819.

The Butler papers - Pt. II. 1778-1779

Documents and papers relating to Colonel John Butler and his corps of rangers, Pt. II. 1778-1779.