Collection PF118 - Legal documents collection

Title and statement of responsibility area

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Legal documents collection

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  • Textual record
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  • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the collection.

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Collection

Reference code

CA ON00311 PF118

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  • 1565-1973 (Creation)
    Creator
    Legal documents collection

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Physical description

29 cm of textual records

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Administrative history

The Legal Documents collection is an artificial grouping of records created by the Law Society of Upper Canada Archives. The collection contains miscellaneous legal documents (deeds, mortgages, agreements, etc.) acquired by the archives over the years from unknown sources.

Custodial history

Scope and content

This is an artificially created collection comprised of miscellaneous legal documents from unknown sources accumulated by the Archives. Included in the collection are mortgages, affidavits, contracts, deeds, wills, correspondence, and stock certificates drawn from the files of various wound-up law firms.

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Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in three sous-fonds: Ontario legal documents, Quebec legal documents, British legal documents.

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      No restrictions on access.

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      Further accruals are expected.

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