Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 148

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CANADA.) Archive of the William Dickson family, founders of Cambridge, Ontario. Approximately 120 items, various sizes, typical condition for the period. Vp, 1826-55

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William Dickson (1769-1846) was a Scottish immigrant to Canada. In 1816, he founded the town of Galt, Ontario, which later became Cambridge. His son William Dickson Jr. (1799-1877) managed the family's extensive Galt properties. This archive consists mostly of land records, including deeds, receipts, surveys, and related correspondence, kept by both the father and son.