Crown Patent: William McKay E1/2 Lot 12 Concession 3 1824
Entry/Object ID
989.3.1
Description
This object is a crown patent to William McKay. It is dated May 20, 1824. It concerns a parcel of land designated E1/2 Lot 12 Concession 3. The support is a sheet of cream colored paper. The medium is a black printed ink. The fields have been filled in with a black handwritten ink rendered in cursive. There is an inscription in an unknown blue medium on the back proper left. There is a brown loop of string which passes through the center of the bottom of the page, with a slight bias towards the proper left side. A small piece of brown/red wax is affixed to the end of the string.
The words "PROVINCE OF .UPPER CANADA." appear at the top center of the front in a larger font, rendered in a black printed ink, in all capital letters; there are two periods on either side of UPPER CANADA.
There is an inscription on the back located near the proper left side in an unknown blue medium. There is a body of text located on the back rendered in a handwritten brown ink near the center with a slight proper left bias. Both inscriptions on the back are perpendicular to the primary body of text on the front.
Context
This object is significant as it pertains to the historic use of land in the Goulbourn area. It provides names of individuals living within the community.
Made/Created
Date made
1824
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Deed
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Muniment
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Legal Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Land grant, Crown Patent, Muniment
Dimensions
Height
38 cm
Width
49.5 cm
Dimension Notes
2022-02-08
Measured while unfolded
Material
paper - papier, paper - papier, ink - encre, ink - encre, wax - cire, wax - cire
