In order to help prove that the William Howard whose signature below is the same William Howard who lived in Grimsby Township, I would like to compare this signature to one on deeds from Hastings County (Ontario) signed by a William Howard of Grimsby Township (Ontario, Canada).
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| Source - Upper Canada Land Petition |
Some information about the Hastings County deed is posted (or linked) on my In Deeds blog (there are actually two signed by William Howard listed in an abstract of Hasting County deeds). A copy of the deed, with the presumed signature, has not yet been obtained.
Hastings County Copybook "D"
Memorial #562
Folio/Page#'s 320 and 321
Date: 22 June 1820
Grantor: Thomas Atkinson of Grimsby
Grantee: Levi Bigelow
Lot/Conc./Twp.: South 1/2, Lot 21, Conc. 4, Sidney
Witnesses: William Howard, a hatter, Grimsby Twp....
Hastings County Copybook "D"
Memorial #613
Folio/Page#'s 425 and 426
Date: 19 Dec 1820
Date Registered: 24 April 1821
Grantor: Thomas Atkinson, Lincoln County
Grantee: Walker M. Shinman, Sidney
Lot/Conc./Twp.: North 1/2, Lot 21, Conc. 4, Sidney
Witnesses: William Howard, hatter, Grimsby Twp....
Note: Copybook "D" does not appear to be on FHC microfilm. The source is listed as: Hastings County Copy Books, 1800-1821, AO, GSU 197905.
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