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Deed of Land: Michael B. Edison to William Purdy, for land in Vienna
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- June 24, 1891
- Accession Number
- 2020-16
- Storage Location
- ECVF Box 278, File 4
- (M3 S1 Sh3 B2 F4)
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2020-16
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- ECVF Box 278, File 4
- (M3 S1 Sh3 B2 F4)
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- June 24, 1891
- Physical Description
- 4 pages
- Scope and Content
- Deed of Land: Michael B. Edison to William Purdy, for land in Vienna, dated June 24, 1891.
- Indenture "between Michael B. Edison of Ontariom in the State of California, Heir at Law of Snow Edison, late of the village of Vienna, and Intestate deceased, Dora Edison of the same place, wife of the said Michael B. Edison, of the first part, and William Purdy of the Village of Vienna, of the second part. Whereas Snow Edison, late of the Village of Vienna, deceased, was, at the time of his death, the owner in fee simple, of the hereafter described land and premises, and whereas Snow Edison was killed in the fall of 1847, while crossing the plains with a party of emigrants on the overland route to California and whereas Snow Edison left no will".
- The land is in the Village of Vienna, being composed of a part of Lots number Fourteen and Fifteen in the Third Concession of the Township of Bayham. And described as Village Lots number Fifteen and Sixteen east on Elm Street and Village Lots numbers Fifteen and Sixteen west of Main Street n the Village of Vienna.
- Name Access
- Edison (family)
- Vienna (Ont.)
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