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                  <text>Newsome &amp; Gilbert, Limited, Toronto
J-=orm 118

&lt;ibis Jnhtntnrt
made in duplicate the

18th

day of

February

in the yeaiÂ· of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

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BE~~T

.3ELL of the '!'own of l!'ort Erie
in the Coi.mty of Welland Mechanic
a 11 i dor,,er hereinafter called the
PARTY

OF "'RB
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PART and

DE WITT HAWKINS of the Town of Fort Erie
in the County of 11"elland Esquire
hereinafter called the PA:::.TY
OF THE S?. Cmm P A.Rrn

ootitnt'3'3tt~ that the .said party
of the first part for and in consideration of ONE OR I.JIBE DOLLAHS AND OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATION
I}Qlli~ of lawful money of Canada to
him
in hand paid by the said party
of the second part at or before the sealing
. and delivery ofthese presents (the recclptwhereof is hereby acknowledged) HA
granted, released and quitted claim and by these presents DO TH GRANT, RELEASE
AND QUIT CLAIM unto the said party
of the second
part
his
heirs
and assigns for ever ALL the estate, right, title, interest claim and demand whatsoever,
both at law and in equity or otherwise, howsoever and whether in possession or expect- .
ancy of
the said part y
of the first part of in to or out of ALL AND
SINGULAR th&gt; se
certain parcel s or tract s
of land and premises situate
lying and being in the Town of .r! 1ort Erie in the Co LUlt y of ~1, ell and,
(formerly Vi1la'2'.e of iort Srie) and being composed of
B1 I:::&lt;.3TLY: The north part and also the we;:,t part of lot number
six, on the ,.Â·est side of iJiagan~ Street in the said rrown of
.B1ort 3rie (formerly Villaf2'e of Fort Brie) and bc.ing described
by metes and bounds aB follows, that is to say:

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COMMEHCIHG at the north ea1::;t corner of Lot Ilumber Six, being
the corn er of NÂ·iagara and John Streets; thence runnln~ west
a long t he north e rn limits of said lot rnimber 6, 149 feet
more or le ss to a p o i nt L . sa i d n orthern boundary distant from
Vic_t oria Street, 120 feet ; t hence s ou t he rly and pa rallel with

Victo:r:ia Street, 60 feet; thence easterly and para l lel with
said northern boundary of said lot number 6 , 4 7 feet.: thence
north and parallel with the west limit of said lot , a di.stan ce
of 36 feet to a point; tJ1ence easterly on a straight line
drawn from the last mentioned post to a po~Â· t in the wyst
lirni t of lHagara St re et, 31 feet north fro n iron post planted
in the sollth east angle of the lands owned y the owner of the
land imr:Jediately south thereof and thence north along the west
limit of lHagara Street to the place of beginning. Reserv1ng
thereout and th8refrom a right of way aver the present cone re te
sidewalk between the bllildings in favollr of the owner of the
land inunediately south thereof.
SECONDLY: part of the west part of lot number 6 , on the west
side ofÂ· Niagara Street; said part of the west part of lot number
six , being described as follows :
COI,Il\IDlJCIIm at a point in the s.ruth limit of t1a.id lot 47 feet
east of the S::&gt;i..l. th west angle of saiP, lot ; -thence runrting'
north and parall" l with the west limit o 1 said lot; a di stance
of 36 feet to a point; thence east aÂµd &amp;parall el with the
south liatit of tiaid lot , a distance of 1.5 feet to a point:
thence south and oarallel with the west limit of said lot a
distance of 36 feet to a point in the south limit of said lot;
and thence west along said south limit of said lot a distance
of 15 feet to the point of beginning, the same containg .540
sq lla.re feet .
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the appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining TO HAVE and TO HOLD the aforesaid lands and premises with All and
Singular the appurtenances thereto belonging or appertaining unto and to
the use of the said part y
of the
fir st part his
heirs and
as,signs forever subject nevertheless to the reservations, limitations, provisoes
and conditions expressed in the original Grant thereof from the Crown.

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the said parties hereto have hereunto set

their hands and seals.

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IN THE PRESENCE OF

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�Dated

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February

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18th.

ALBERT BELL

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CHARLES DE WITT HAWKINS
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I certify that the Â· wirhin lnstremtrnt

s dul_r',,,.Entered and Registered in;;tfie
hef!istry Office for the Registry Division
of ihe County of W: 11-;r,d,
in Book - A - for the
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ROSE &amp; TYRRILL,
Barristers, &amp;c.,
Fort Erie, Ont.

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................C.oun.ty:........................................... of .................... .....W.el.lan.d,. .....................................

TO WIT:
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------make oath and say:

THAT I was personally present and did see the within or annexed Instrument' and a duplicate thereof duly

signed, sealod and executed by ........Alb.e..~t_

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THAT I know the said part

4.

THAT I am a subscribing witness to the said Instrument and duplicate.

SWORN before me at the ................T.O.Wil--------------

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of ____________________ w_e.11.and _________________ this ...
day of ....

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A CommissioneÂ£ ~or taking Affidavits, Etc.

County

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THAT I waÂ·a at the time of the execution and delivery by me of the within instrument a Widower
:ind of the full age of 21 years.
AND I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same
force and effect aÂ·.s if made under oath and by virtue of "The Canada E,;idence Act"
DECLARED before me at the .............lfo:wn............

of ......... F.ar.t ... Er.ie. ___________________
.in the County
of... _____________

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A Commissioner for ta1Hng Affidavits, Etc,

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