Name/Title
Indenture, Mortgage: Wilfred Cathcart and James Cathcart W1/2 Lot 24 Concession 7 1907Entry/Object ID
001.2.22.4Description
This object is a mortgage indenture between Wilfred Cathcart and James Cathcart. It is dated May 30, 1907. It concerns a parcel of land designated W1/2 Lot 24 Concession 7. The support is a rectangular cream colored piece of paper. The medium is a black printed ink. The fields have been filled in with a handwritten black ink rendered in cursive. A red ink was used for decorative purposes to create borders. There is a stamp rendered in blue ink consisting of 7 lines of script located on the proper right top corner of the front.
The writing on the proper right half of the front is oriented vertically, with the bottom of the script pointed towards the proper right edge of the page; the title page of this document appears in the proper top right quadrant of this half.
The proper left half of the front features the words "This Indenture" at the top center, rendered in black ink in a decorative font. There are 3 vertical lines which are comprised of thin parallel red lines; these extend the length of the proper left half. The proper right most vertical red line, near the center axis, is comprised of 5 smaller lines, the middle vertical line is comprised of 4 smaller lines, and the line located at the proper leftmost is comprised of 3 smaller red lines. There are also 2 horizontal red lines which are made of smaller red lines that run the length of the proper right half of the front. The topmost line is comprised of 4 smaller lines; the bottom is comprised of 3 smaller red lines.
On the back of the page, the red lines extend across both halves of the page. There are 5 vertical and 2 horizontal red lines. The vertical line at the proper leftmost is comprised of 4 smaller lines. The remainder of the vertical lines are comprised of 3 lines. The furthest proper right vertical red line appears to have bled during the printing and the lines are much less distinct. The top horizontal line is comprised of 4 smaller lines, the lower horizontal line is comprised of 3 horizontal lines.
The proper left half of the back of the page contains 3 vertical red lines and 2 horizontal red lines. The proper right half of the back of the page contains 2 vertical red lines and 2 horizontal red lines.
The proper bottom right corner of the back features 3 small red seals, shaped like cogs with pointed teeth, along the proper right margin; these seals are arranged vertically.Context
This object is significant as it pertains to the historic transfer of land in the Goulbourn area.Collection
Artefact Collection: PrimaryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
IndentureNomenclature Primary Object Term
MortgageNomenclature Sub-Class
Legal DocumentsNomenclature Sub-Class
Financial RecordsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Cathcart, Wilfred Cathcart, James Cathcart, MortgageDimensions
Height
40 cmWidth
52.5 cmDimension Notes
2022-01-20
Measured while unfoldedMaterial
paper - papier, ink - encre
