I am searching for the Paul Currier family -I have seen it spelled E'Currier and etc. Love to exchange info. This is the right area Lady Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Campbell" <malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Quite a chattel mortgage > Hi Debra > > This is great. Things like this really tell us how our ancestors lived. > > Thanks very much. > > Malcolm Campbell > > Searching for CURRIE and McDOUGALL on Lagmore Farm, in Simcoe Co. > > -----Original Message----- > From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Deborah Crawford > Sent: January 3, 2008 8:41 PM > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Quite a chattel mortgage > > Just thought I'd pass on a passage that I found interesting in the > conveyancing mortgage book I'm transcribing. Yes, I'm still working on it > - up to 1908 now. Interest rates still hovering about 7% (up from 6 1/2 > from previous years for most mortgages). Many women held mortgages - most > listed as the "wife of so & so", but never the less, the mortgages were > held > > by the wives. Lots of chattel mortgages issued, with property listed for > chattel as diverse as teams of horses and milk cows, to one such as this - > thought the group out there would enjoy reading this. > > Oct 15 1908: Chatttel mortgage George Herbert KNIGHT of Penetang, > book-keeper, to Fanny J. MACKIN of Penetang assistant station agent, > $200.00 > > Int 7% as follows: $25 on principal and interest on amount of principal > outstanding from time to time, payable on 15th January, April, July & > October of the years 1909 and 1910 of the following household furniture > and > chattels, contained in dwelling upon part Lot 128 W of Church St Penetang > now occupied by mortgagor. Mahogany table, mahogany chair upholstered, > mahogany china cabinet with mirror panels, Axminster rug, oak dining > table, > 6 oak dining chair, Axminster Rug, 1 set china fruit dishes, 1 cut-glass > fruit bolw, 3 china jardinieres, 1 set dinner service, 1 cook stove & > utensils, 1 oil stove, 1 kitchen table and two chairs, 1 iron & brass bed > stead with mattresses & springs, 1 mahogany dresser & 1 mahogany wash > stand, > > one small coal heater. > > Quite the inventory. I wonder, in case of non-payment, how Miss Mackin > would go out seizing the chattel? Take the rug one day, a dinner service > the next, perhaps a fruit bowl or two..... > > Interesting glimpse into life & times of 100 years ago. As you can see, > this ledger has all kinds of genealogical hints - occupation, address, > date > living at said address & at said occupation. Miss Mackin interests me as > she holds many mortgages in the years 1907/08. I will be investigating > her > further the next time I'm at the museum. > > Hope you find this kind of interesting as well, if not, I apologize for > taking up your time - kindly hit the delete button.... > > Have a great night, one & all > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message