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      This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.

      This is an image of a Paris High School Christmas card. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      The image of the funeral card of Dickenson Brown Emerson, who died in Paris, on Tuesday afternoon, May 22nd, 1900, aged 48 years.

      The image of the funeral card of Isabella McCormick, who died in South Dumfries on Monday, Feb. 10th, 1913, at 5.30 a.m., in her 81st year. She was a relict of the late Samuel Foulds.

      The image of the funeral card of Ann Bell, who died in Paris on Wednesday, Mar. 14th, 1917, at 10:40 p. m. She was a wife of Richard Brockbank.

      The image of the funeral card of Julia Amelia Roberts, who died in Paris on Thursday evening, Sept. 29th, 1898, at 9:40, aged 55 years and 9 months. She was a beloved wife of John Brockbank.

      The image of the funeral card of David Robson Brockbank, who died in Paris, Ont., on Sunday, Nov. 28th, 1937.

      The image of the funeral card of Esther Robson, who died in Paris on Feb. 6th, 1884, at 10 a.m., aged 40 years, 11 months and 16 days. She was a wife of Richard Brockbank.

      Certain names may not be accurate in the captions. Bertha Baird is sometimes spelled as Bereta Baird Two photographs and a postcard at the end of the envelope, which are more recent than the rest of the envelope's contents, have been omitted due to copyright. Provided by Ray McCoy.

      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 illegible portions in the centre line read "interest for the same, by five [remainder of line illegible]".

      This 1853 deed transfers ownership of Lot 7, East side of Dumfries and Lot 7, West side of Burwell, and the site of the old Town Hall from James Fisher and his wife Frances to his brother Robert. James and Robert had bought this land in 1845 from Hiram Capron; …

      This page of "Ods and Ends" contains some of Capron's notes on farming. After a tip on determining the sex of eggs, these pages contain a draft of a letter to a farming magazine on the topics of timber processing and the causes of corn smut ("smoot"). It appears that …

      Robert Rosebrugh's name is subject to many eccentric spellings. A notable alternate is Robert Roseburgh.

      This land indenture grants Robert Fisher and James Merchant Fisher a small plot of land located near lot 7 in Paris. A later deed, transferring ownership from Robert to his brother James, is also a part of this collection and is linked to on the right.

      This document, written by County of Brant registrar T.S. Shenston, certifies that no conveyance of any type has been filed on the two lots he outlines in the title, Lot 7 East of Burwell and Lot 7 East Side Dumfries.

      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 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 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.