Land records were transferred by Donna Symington from the law office of John Cooke in Renfrew to the Archives in 2013.
Scope and Content
This small fonds consists of land records pertaining to various properties in Renfrew County between 1840 and 1930 and one copy of a 1962 parade celebrating the Centennial of Arnprior which was transferred from 8 mm motion picture film to DVD. It contains no sound track.
Crown Land Documents:
1. 1840 Crown Grant to Peter McIntyre of Horton Township for the East half and West half of Lot 7 Concession 1
2. 1883 Crown Grant to Julia May Leckie (widow of David Leckie) of Bagot Township for the West half of Lot 6 Concession 1
3. 1930 Crown Sale to Donald Farquharson of Renfrew for West half Lot 10 Concession 7, Township of Admaston.
McNab Township Documents:
1. 1879 Deed of Assignment from Proper Gireaux of Portage-du-Fort to Duncan Stewart of Sand Point for the North half of Lot 27 Concession 10 McNab.
2. Two copies of 1881 Deed from George Rochester and wife Marion Rochester to the Trustees of Presbyterian Church (Burnstown) John McLachlan, Donald McRae, Andrew Forrest and Thomas Fruid [Frood], Township of McNab
3. 1881 Deed from George Rochester and his wife Marion Rochester to Donald McCrae for part of Lots 17 & 18 Concession 2 in McNab Township.
4. 1881 Deed from George Rochester and his wife Marion Rochester to David Taylor, James Campbell and Edwin Crane, Trustees of the Union School Section 2 McNab Township and part of 4 Bagot Township.
5. 1890 Deed from David Taylor, Robert Robertson and John McNevin, Trustees of Union School Section 2 McNab and part of 4 Bagot to Nelson Garvey.
6. 1894 Deed from Archibald Leckie and his wife Margaret Leckie to Donald McCrae for the North East part of Lot 18 Concession 1, McNab.
7. 1897 Deed from Agnes McRae to Farquhar McRae McLeod for Part Lot 18 Concession 1 and West half of Lot 6 Concession 1, McNab with provision for Agnes McRae to live on estate.
Bagot Township Document:
1. 1883 Deed from Julia M. Leckie to Donald McRae for the West half Lot 6 Concession 1, Bagot Township.
Horton Township Documents:
1. 1892 Deed from Hugh Frederick McLachlin and Claude McLachlan of Arnprior and wives Mary and Mabel to George Shaw of Horton for East half Lot 5 Concession 9, Township of Horton (with exceptions)
2. 1892 Mortgage for $750 between George and Margaret Shaw and Hugh Frederick McLachlin and Claude McLachlin for land described above.
Notes
Most documents in this fonds are duplicates to those in the Renfrew County Land Records Collection in the Archives with the exception of the Crown Grants of 1840 and 1883.