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Originally the Township of Yonge and Escott, it was divided into the Front of Yonge and Escott and the Rear of Yonge and Escott in 1853.
It was divided again in 1859 into the Front of Yonge and the Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Yonge and Escott (reference to 1889-1890, 1892-1905 in tax rolls)
was incorporated in [DATE]. It encompassed the area of
It was later divided into the Township of Front of Yonge and the Township of Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Escott was amalgamated into the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, in Leeds County (along with the Townships of Front of Leeds and Lansdowne and Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne) on January 1, 2001.
also referred to as the Gore of Escott
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Fonds consists of records of the Township of the Front of Escott (and of its' predecessor, the Township of the Front of Yonge and Escott). This includes tax records, vital statistics, census of children, council financial records, and electoral records including voter lists.
Series are as follows:
1. Administration
2. Council and By-Laws
3. Electoral Records
4. Financial Records
5. Legal Affairs
Box G0166 contains SS #17 Escott Public School files cosisting of: a file of School Inspectors Reports – file of Teacher Contracts
-- file of Insurance Policies
–file of Book orders and receipts for various supplies
– envelope of receipts including Billheads from local merchants such as Chas. Heaslip, Escott, R S Heaslip, R H Smart Brockville, R P Hagerman Escott, Wm Chick Mallorytown, Kelly Bros Mallorytown, Jas. Smart Mfg. Co Brockville, Merkley’s Transport Iriquois, E E Johnston Lansdowne, A E Summers & Son Mallorytown, Wm McConnell Lansdowne, Gananoque Agency of The Rathburn Company, J G Steacy Escott, Wm Mconnell & Son Lansdowne, S M Mallory Mallorytown,
-- “Statutes and Regulations Respecting Public and High Schools Ontario 1896”
-- “An Act respecting Public, Separate, and High Schools”, 1879 – “Catalogue of Books Recommended for Public School Libraries” Department of Education 1902
-- “Instructions to Inspectors” Dept of Education 1907 & 1910 – “Changes in the High and Public Schools Acts” 1907
– “An Act to Amend the Public Schools Act” 1907
– Elementary Agriculture and Horticulture and School Gardens in Village and Rural Schools” Dept of Ed. 1907
– blank Application Form for Teachers’ Summer Course at Ont. Agricultural College, Guelph, 1907
– Course Description for Summer Schools for teachers at Ont. Agricultural College 1907
– “An Act to Amend the Department of Education Act” 1907
– Accomodations and Equipment of Rural Public and Separate Schools” 1906 (incomplete)
– Catalogue of Maps, Globes, and Charts, Geo. M Hendry Co. Toronto 1910
– Catalogues and price lists from E N Moyer Co. Ltd. School Furnishers, Toronto, 1909, ’10, ’11.
– Catalogues of School Books from William Briggs, Toronto, undated
– The Merchant’s Bank of Canada statement for 1909 from Lansdowne branch, R F Hungerford, manager
-- Letter and reciepts to Miss Irene Finucane from Dept of Agriculture 1924 --
The majority of the records are arranged chronologically from oldest to newest.
These records remained in the Front of Escott Township Hall following amalgamation. They were still located there following the Archives move into the Township Hall building.
Vital Statistics records are subject to the Vital Statistics Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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This series contains records pertaining to administrative matters of the Township. It includes the files:
1. Road Maintenance
2. Insurance Policies & Accident Claims
3. Firearm Permits
4. Dog Licensing
5. Draft of War Memorial
6. Correspondence
7. Use of Hall - Care taking Expenses, Meals
8. Affidavits: Claims for Sheep
9. Sheep Valuer's Reports
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This file contains records of the Township's administration of Township roads. It includes expenses (including Highway Expenditures - Highway Improvement Act, Pay Lists, Township Road System Time Books and Unemployment Relief Road Work Payment Vouchers), Statute Labour Returns, Workman's Compensation Act Assessment, correspondence (John Weyman - Stone Crusher/roads), and records concerning Rockport Road.
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This file contains the Township's Insurance Policy for the years 1925, 1926, 1931, policy renewal for the year 1932, and receipt for purchase of liability policy for 1932, 1933. Also includes correspondence and claim forms re: Ross Purvis, 1931; correspondence re: A.P. Lynch, 1932; correspondence re: Mr. Louise Axsmith, 1932.
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Forms for fire arm permit.
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This series contains records pertaining to Council matters, including motions and by-laws. Files are as follows:
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Nine Bound books of minutes of Front of Escott twp. for the years 1860 - 1864, 1865 - 1876, 1876 - 1882, 1882 - 1888, 1906 - 1924, 1924 - 1933, 1934 - 1944, 1944 - 1961, 1962 - 1973, also a complete set of photocopies for the same years filed by individual years.
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One bound book of by-laws for Front of Escott twp 1944 - 1958
INCOMPLETE.
Originally the Township of Yonge and Escott, it was divided into the Front of Yonge and Escott and the Rear of Yonge and Escott in 1853.
It was divided again in 1859 into the Front of Yonge and the Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Yonge and Escott (reference to 1889-1890, 1892-1905 in tax rolls)
was incorporated in [DATE]. It encompassed the area of
It was later divided into the Township of Front of Yonge and the Township of Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Escott was amalgamated into the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, in Leeds County (along with the Townships of Front of Leeds and Lansdowne and Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne) on January 1, 2001.
also referred to as the Gore of Escott
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By-Law authorizing loan of five hundred dollars from the Lansdowne office of the Merchants Bank of Canada to the Township.
INCOMPLETE.
Originally the Township of Yonge and Escott, it was divided into the Front of Yonge and Escott and the Rear of Yonge and Escott in 1853.
It was divided again in 1859 into the Front of Yonge and the Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Yonge and Escott (reference to 1889-1890, 1892-1905 in tax rolls)
was incorporated in [DATE]. It encompassed the area of
It was later divided into the Township of Front of Yonge and the Township of Front of Escott.
The Township of the Front of Escott was amalgamated into the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, in Leeds County (along with the Townships of Front of Leeds and Lansdowne and Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne) on January 1, 2001.
also referred to as the Gore of Escott
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By-Law authorizing loan of four thousand dollars from the Royal Bank of Canada to the Township.
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This series contains records pertaining to elections within the Township, including results and voter's lists. Files are as follows:
Public Notice of Election,
Letters of Application for Office,
Qualification of Candidates, Declaration and Nomination,
Ballot Paper Accounts and Statements,
Election and By-Law Poll Books,
Election Results and Declarations of Office,
Election Expenses,
Voter's Lists,
Voter's Notices of Complaint
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includes envelopes for declined and cancelled papers.
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This series contains financial records of the Township, including tax assessment and collector's rolls. Sub-series are as follows:
1. Accounts, Receipts and Statements
2. Debts and Other Expenses
3. Tax Records
4. Schools
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Organized by year
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Financial statements of the Township. Summary of receipts, expenditures, assets and liabilities for that year.
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Indenture between D.R. Dowsley (the first party) and Mary A. Taylor (the second party) assigning the premises comprised in an 1871 lease indenture between the Township and Reuben Fields to Mary A. Taylor.
One of the conditions is that the premises are described as being for "the use and benefit of the members of the Masonic Lodge No. 242. "
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Indenture between Mary A. Taylor (first party) and the Municipal Council of the Township of Front of Escott (second party), setting over the lease (originally assigned in 1871 to Reuben Fields) to the Township.
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This file contains debentures issued by the Township of the Front of Escott, including coupons issued for the interest due on the debenture.
Also includes summaries of debentures for the years 1965 and 1966.
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This file contains Promissory Notes issued by the Mallorytown office of the Royal Bank of Canada to the Township. They are a 'promise to pay' a specific sum by the Township to the Royal Bank of Canada.
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Includes Plan and profile drawings for Jones Creek Ditch dated 1925, debentures and notes on repairs to the drainage scheme.
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This file contains records of Unemployment Relief (originally with cheque) sent from the Province to the Township, 1934-1935, as well as Township assistance
for Archie Fergus, 1931 and Mrs. Jas Cobey, 1933.
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Possibly should be in receipts for that year.
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Series comprises 57 volumes containing assessments of Township residents for tax purposes (i.e. income, property, school taxes). There is one volume per year (with 2 volumes, 1 incomplete, for the year 1906). These assessments cover the Township of the Front of Yonge & Escott for the years 1889-1890, and 1892-1904, and the Township of Escott for the remaining years.
<p>Information collected in the assessment rolls generally included the following:
Roll #,
Name & Post Address,
Occupation (in the case of females, single, married, or widowed; or non-resident),
Age,
Name & Address of Owner (of property, if not the same as above),
School Section (including number and age of children),
Value & Description of Real Property,
Personal Property,
Aggregate of all Property,
Statute Labor,
Dog Tax,
Statistics (number of persons in family, number of livestock, religion),
Date of delivery of notice,
Births,
Deaths,
Registered,
Acres of woodland,
Acres of swamp, marsh, wasteland,
Acres of orchard and garden,
Number of acres under Fall Wheat.
<br>From 1918-1947, the rolls include the category British Subject or Alien. </br></p>
<p>The Census of Children:
between the ages of 8 and 14 years (1916-1918, 1930); and
between the ages of 5 and 18 years (1931-1940),
is inserted in the volume for that year. </p>
Arranged chronologically.
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This file comprises individual assessment notices for the Township of Front of Escott. Also includes correspondence and receipts for County assessment of taxes for the Township.
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This file consists of documentation with regards to official tax appeals by individual tax payers, including correspondence, list of appeals and clerk's reports. Includes mention of a number of appeals made by George H. Darling.
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This file contains correspondence from tax payers to the Township, usually in regards to the amount of tax that they had been assessed.
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Series comprises 54 volumes containing records of tax collection from Township residents (i.e. income, property, school taxes). There is one volume per year. These records cover the Township of the Front of Yonge & Escott for the years 1892-1895, 1897, 1900, 1902-1905, and the Township of Escott for the remaining years.
<p>Information collected in the collector's rolls included the following:
Roll #,
Name,
Address,
Owner vs. Tenant,
Real Property (including lot number),
Assessed Value & Amount,
General Taxes,
School Taxes (including school section),
Dog Tax,
Arrears,
Total,
Remarks (usually if paid). </p>
Arranged chronologically.
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This file consists of yearly Lists of Land liable to be sold for arrears of taxes in the Front of Escott. Lists include name, lot, concession or street, acres, years due, and amount.
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Yearly summaries of totals of taxes in the Township from Collector's Roll. Includes Township taxes, School taxes, Dog tax, Fence Viewer's expense, Statute Labour, and any additional expenses (e.g. Jones Pond Tax, Vanston Pond Tax, removing dam)
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Reports on yearly examination of books and vouchers of the Township.
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This file contains the yearly tax collector's bond, whereby the tax collector is bonded to the Corporation of the Township of the Front of Escott to collect rates and assessments from tax payers for that year, or pay a penal sum.
Consider Provincial archival material for deaccession or transfer.
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This file comprises records pertaining to the administration of the amusement tax by the Township with regards to the Township Hall, including correspondence, regulations, and licenses.
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This file comprises the records of the Distribution of Railway Tax to the Township, as well as correspondence regarding the tax assessment of Canadian National Railways lands.
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File contains minutes debentures etc.
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This file consists of debentures issued by the Township for school loan. Includes coupons for interest payments.
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This file consists of Statements of Debenture Debt outstanding and current charges owed by Township and other municipalities (issued by Brockville and Athens), Statement showing division of payment of principal and interest for high school purposes, the Schedule for school assistance tax,
and a summary of Payments to Schools in 1961.
Tax summaries should possibly be in series for tax records.
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This file comprises records dealing with grants of money to schools from the Township (for library, equipment, etc.). It also includes summaries of taxes assessed for each school section for the years 1906 and 1907.
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This file comprises the Trustees' Requisitions for Moneys from the Township. The forms include itemized school expenses for which the money is being requested.
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This file comprises records dealing with school levies, including Trustees' Estimates of School Moneys. Also includes a request for a change in the school levy (1936).
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Seven FOE cash books 1906 - 1919, 1920 - 1930, 1930 - 1934, 1948 - 1956, 1956 - 1961, 1957 - 1961, 1992 - 1993, Road maintenance cost book 1953 - '74,
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This series contains records pertaining to legal affairs of the Township, including vital statistic records.
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This series contains birth, marriage, and death certificates for residents of the Township of Front of Escott. Files are as follows:
1. Birth Certificates
2. Marriage Certificates
3. Death Certificates
Vital Statistics records are subject to the Vital Statistics Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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Physician attending a birth ; notice to Division Registrar under the Vital Statistics Act.
Includes:
Sex and Date of Birth,
Names of Father and Mother,
Residence,
Date of sending Notice, and
Signature of attending physician.
Later years include Where Born?, Twin, Triplet, Illegitimate or Still Born, and Address of physician
Organized in envelopes by year.
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Official return of birth by parent or guardian.
Includes:
County/Municipality,
Name of Child,
Date of Birth,
Where Born?,
Place of Parents' Marriage,
When Married,
Full name of Father,
Address,
Occupation,
Maiden Name of Mother,
Is she Single, Married, or Widowed?,
Name of Physician in attendance,
Were you in the house at time of birth?,
Twin, Triplet, Illegitimate or Still Born,
Signature of Informant,
Address,
Date of Return
Organized in envelopes by year.
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Notice of marriage from Clergyman to Division Registrar.
Includes:
Bridegroom,
Bride,
Location & Date,
Signature, Address, and Denomination of attending Clergy.
Organized in envelopes by year.
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Includes:
Bridegroom,
Bride,
Location & Date of Marriage,
Name, Address & Denomination of Clergy
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Medical certificate of death, filled out by Physician. Includes:
County,
Municipality,
Surname of Deceased,
Christian Name,
Date of Death,
Disease causing Death
Duration,
Immediate Cause of Death,
Duration,
Signature of Physician,
Address,
Date of Return
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Particulars of Death, filled out by an informant other than the Physician or Coroner. Includes:
Municipality,
County,
Full Name of Deceased,
Sex and Race,
Date of Death,
Date of Birth,
Age and Place of Birth,
Place of Death,
Occupation,
Single, Widowed or Divorced,
Full Name of Father,
Birthplace of Father,
Maiden Name of Mother,
Birthplace of Mother,
Name of [attending] Physician,
Signature, Address of Informant and Date
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Return of Death, filled out by other than physician. Includes:
County,
Municipality,
Surname Deceased,
Christian Name,
Sex,
Age,
Date of Death,
Place of Birth,
Place of Death,
Occupation,
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,
Name of Father,
Maiden Name of Mother,
Cause of Death - if known,
Name of Physician who attended Deceased,
Name of Informant,
Address,
Date of Return
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Signed and witnessed oaths of members (from the Municipality of the Front of Escott) to honestly decide the appeals to the Court of Revision. Witnessed by the Township Clerk, Charles Heaslip.
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This file contains the records of jury selection for the Municipality of the Front of Escott, including the Oath of Selector of Jurors, correspondence regarding jury selection, and Jury Lists for the Municipality.
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Original birth, marriage and death certificates in envelopes sorted by year only 1904-'21, one stud-bound book of Birth, Marriage, Death records for FOE 1949 - '91 (too few to be complete)
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9 paper bound scrapbooks containing newspaper articles and related items dating from 1967 to 1991. Comprehensive coverage of Parks Canada activity, Township political and administrative activity and any other topic that might impact on the Township.
Transferred from the Township.
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