Indenture: James Douras and Richard McGregor W1/2 Lot 8 Concession 5 1880
Entry/Object ID
2008.8.228
Description
This object is a Deed of Sale between James Douras and Richard McGregor. It is dated December 9, 1880. It concerns a parcel of land designated W1/2 Lot 8 Concession 5. The support is a badly damaged and stained rectangular piece of paper which is a cream-yellow color. The primary medium is a printed black ink. Red ink is also used in some areas for underlining and other administrative purposes. The fields have been filled in with a handwritten black ink, rendered in cursive. The words "This Indenture" are written in a stylized large script on the front, located at the top center of the proper left side. The title page appears perpendicular to the primary text in the proper top left quadrant of the front as this object was intended to be folded into a brochure form for transport and storage.
Context
This object documents a land sale in Goulbourn Township dated to December 9, 1880.
Made/Created
Date made
December 24, 1880
Notes
Additional create date: Circa 1880, December 9, 1880
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Indenture
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Legal Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
33.5 cm
Width
42 cm
Length
22 in
Dimension Notes
2022-01-20
Measured while unfolded; significantly smaller in brochure form however due to its condition, it should never returned to a folded state.
Material
paper - papier, paper - papier, ink - encre, ink - encre
