Name/Title
Mortgage: Jackson Stitt and John Hodgins,1836Entry/Object ID
001.2.32.2Description
This object is a mortgage agreement between Jackson Stitt and John Hodgins. It is dated January 14, 1836. The support is a piece of lined paper. The medium is a handwritten brown ink rendered in cursive. An additional inscription on the front is executed in pencil. Words at the top center of the front, rendered in the same brown handwritten ink read "Dated 14th, January 1836. 9365"Context
This object is highly significant as it pertains to Jackson Stitt who served as a postmaster and founding member of the eponymous community of Stittsville. This is historically significant as it provides information about a prominent family which was instrumental in the settlement of the Goulbourn area.Collection
Artefact Collection: PrimaryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
MortgageNomenclature Sub-Class
Financial RecordsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Jackson Stitt, John Hodgins, Mortgage, Land, 9365Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Financial record, MortgageDimensions
Height
20.5 cmWidth
9 cmDimension Notes
Measured while folded.Material
paper - papier, ink - encre
