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nown as the Thomas Burns lot:

:

being part of the Mill

Commencing on the south side of the road leading east to Fort Erie
Mills, being part of the original Mill site, attached to the said
Mills, and at a north west angle of said lot # 20: thence south 33:
east 2 chains: thence north 57: east one chain 25 links, thence north
33 ; , west along the westerly limits of the lot formerly owned by
the l ate Dr. Benjamin Prescott Hall deceased, 2 chains: containing by
admeasurement 1 rood, by the same more or less; the same being formerl
1 cA: c3" ï¿½:....,... b '( { ï¿½ ï¿½Â·
owned by the late Thomas Burns.
April

ï¿½

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1817.

Crown to William Dunbar.

1820.

William Dunbar
20 acrs.

1823.

The Mill to Benjamin Hardison:

1831.

Robert

1843.

James Kerby sells to Gillespie Moffat &amp; Company.

1856.

Exâ€¢s.

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1 8.. 9.2lï¿½ï¿½)

M.ar.

1920.

Mary

Campbell wife,

1939.

Exs.

fo Hannah F.

acres.

Grant sells interest to Kerby.

for Thomas Burns sell to Orange Schryer.
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:

:

28, 1853.

lot

# 20

sells to Hannah F.

Ferguson.

Ferguson sell to Niagara Parks.

being part

of

original Mill site.

Joseph T.

ï¿½utton

his

&amp; Edward M.Maners &amp; Margaret his wif e

as

â€¢

5

Company.

Joseph S&lt;:;,hryer : e_xt. to Simon ï¿½chryer.
9
ï¿½imon S chryer seï¿½ls to Joseph Campbel ï¿½.

Quit claim:
Oct.

to Robert Grant &amp; James kerby &amp;

wife
heirs

&amp; wife Ellen:

of Thomas Bilrns:::

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Wm.

Noris &amp; Mary

Orange Schryer.

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