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mvimo^M^m.| ,n tHE QUEEN'S BENCH, 
 
 iyPTSMi SUM. 
 Ex parte REIVAUD, 
 
 Petr. for confirmation of Title. 
 
 AHD 
 
 DAVID DAVIDSON et al, 
 
 {Intervenitiff parties,) 
 
 ArPKLLANTS, 
 
 AND 
 
 THE QUEBEC BANK, 
 
 (Ojyposants,) 
 
 Uksponpknts. 
 
 APPELLANTS' CASE. 
 
 TN the year 1856, George Benson Hall, of Montmorenci, merchant, found it 
 .1 necessary, ,n conseqnence oJ the then depressed sl^te of trade and o 
 other cncunKstances beyond his eonlroi, to Tuspend payment, and, a" the 
 cmuse wuch seemed to him most judicious, assigned over the v?u, e of hiJ 
 estate to I rusfees tor the benefit of creditors, his property bein^ deemed 
 snfficent, . properly managed, to n.eet all clai.ns in full. This assi„nt 
 
 r'lT.h'^P 7 '^''■'' l?"f'"'' ^'^'''' ^''""''^•^•" ^ ^'-'•' Notaries, ut Quelle on 
 the 141h H^ruarv ot that year; the construction of this deed is the qSio 
 now presented before this Honorable Court. qucsuon 
 
 appendix.'""''''"'"""*' of reference the deed is given at full length in the 
 
 Messrs Davidson arid Pemberton, having had delivery of the estate sold 
 a portion of ']. composed of several lots of land at Beaupc^t, to Jea„ B, ntis e 
 
 ^r^ril'ifL, ■■ ^f?:\ ''•'"" '''V' ^'' '"^'^' »« ««"" "^ J'« should haveob n«l 
 a ratification of title in the ordinary way. ""i.tintu 
 
 At tiie time oftho presenting of his petition there appeared of record 
 two oppositions- ; one on the part of the Quebec Bank tbr S)7 ^ b nded on 
 a judgment obtained by them (in October 1858) upon prom ss .otes 
 
 ?u'; If ;;£;;' io^1;\'r""V'"""\"'''' "' '''' ; throthc!rb;G:oSeS 
 
 •. .d V'.-- T. lor professional services rendered to G, B. Hail in 18.54 
 
 ma i in sbo.l ' r-'" "' ""'\' "W»«"'»"^ ^'»« ^hat no sentence of confir- 
 mation slionid be pronounced, except under the charge of the amounts 
 e.spectiv..|y claimed, or of so much thereof as the proportfon wh ch the same 
 bore to the total am<.unt of the debts due by the s'aid^ Georgr Benson Hall 
 
 l\ 
 
 iiayai^ilBioMami&. 1 
 
"(Cfo!! '♦""'•Ke f»«n.on 1I«I1 wlmtnooror; an.l that at the 
 Uity of Qiiobco aiorowld, on the day iiii.l year aforoMid the •evV™l 
 
 .. i^V'' '""jf""*'' nnti '»>»<io over to them tli« taid DavlJ 
 woorge llonion Hall, inoluding the laid Mveral loto of irroiind 
 
 which wo* duly reglitorod the 
 
 " provided for by the Mid deed 
 " 17 Oct. 18«e. 
 
 u *<• " ^"i 1'"''"' ""^ ''y ^'''♦"« o' 'he Mid dee.l the Mid leveral lot« 
 
 '« of .l.f.in iTfi ^t?.* ^^ """• .*'•'"*""' «"'• '•omainbd the nr .uortv 
 
 of ho laid David Davidson ond (hwgo roinberton and ramaiWd 
 
 " in their ,.««oi«ioi., fo'- the ,.ur|M„c. aiWoMid. >*itioiiied 
 
 To the demnQd in intervention the Quebec Bank pleaded the ffenenil 
 il&J:^ •'""" P^'P**"-' peremptory ^Jrception in FaTby SXy 
 
 The indobtodneM of Oeorgo Bonion Hall to them in the amonnf. 
 of varioui proml«ory note, „rado or i„do«od by l^n i IssT-nd 
 
 .. II lif'i" •'^«''*"•^^ on »>»« l*th Pobroary 1866, " the Mid G 1) 
 Ilall bec«n.oiii«ol vent and bankrupt ana nnable to i.«v hi« cr;)dU 
 tow. whereof the M^d David Da'vid«m and (Jeorgl Y'emb^rton. 
 
 and 3lL*'. !S'^ *••■»* ''r *^'f •»''* ^*' «• H«» had continued to be 
 and WM a boukrnpt and iniolvent trader ; »» »« uw 
 
 m«n»"if!i *" 1'/" P'pPO'"*/ T" •* *••<» '"no °f f 'e pretended oMiirn- 
 .7h .f h T"""*"f ,'". ^.''''' V'o^'^y of hiscreSitoni, whoV?« 
 Saiblc &k'S.2?n'.'.^'"^™P'"J' Md'iB*,lvoncy.of whom they'd 
 
 
fl. H»n, the loto of iMd in qoMtion Mongol to andwoi* th« pro^ 
 
 the Mid Dftvid D«vld»n and GeoiwTombwtoB wore thwMbjwt 
 to di^tr hntion in iho wld ohom in £« Mme niMDor apd w»t •• the 
 piwjoodi from other Uiikrupt eetetee ooming into Oonrt end that the 
 
 ^ the emoHBt »r he wid proeeede of eele then in the *4ude of the 
 Prothoratery of the Conrt: end it wm not oompeteattothe eSS 
 David pevldion end George Pemberton to withdrew the tame from 
 dtmenS ' ' " ^^ **"*' **•"•■** '" '"'•''•nlon^rS 
 
 And, for lUrther plea, the raid Qaebeo Bank alleged. 
 
 «M n" nNVlf """•,?'" !•'• n"*«n«.o' *• <'•«> »' Meignment the 
 Irli n ^v" ^^^nkrupt Mflniolvent end had Mntinaedio. 
 and tl e Qnebeo fianli wee then and eontianed to be a ereditor. aa ut 
 forth in their oppoeitlon. «v«»i«r, ■• Mi 
 
 P«Jti \ !l'^!*!"' '^ *•'•.••'•' ""W Bnvldeon aadOaorge 
 Pemberton liadoUeincd |Hme..ion of all ttio property n«] and3 
 wial of the Mid Oeorge Ilonaon H.H and 1,.5 aSodwd wL tC 
 uein- tlie Mme for the purpowj of carrying on tlio lumber trade and 
 - i.'*!.!'"' T".*^ *?.«'*" ""y *o<»«">t »">reof to tJie Mid Qnebeo 
 i. nk. ahhond. .ho Mid g..ebec Uank had impleaded thoMid JDaWd 
 r avIJeon and Ooorijo PemlKirton for that piirpoee. 
 
 w.. ]!^'*!i*'"' "M ^J**"'** '^*''''*"" ^" Pretidentofthe Montreal 
 Bank in the utid det>d mentU.Hod, nnd that the Mid David Davideon 
 and ( oorgo Poniberlon, althongli named in the Mid deed m trneteM 
 were in tr.uh penont intorpoeedby theeaid Montreal BwktoenaW. 
 thorn to carrv on the lumbTD^d; and bUnei^S^rJ to w «t 
 S« •''l,H«'»''*'T *•^♦•''• P"»vl"co (referringtothel9 Vic Can 
 Mini^Ml) '"""' *" con«>«»'««««» the Acta ralating to the Bank of 
 
 That U>o Mid Bank of Montreal, in the name of the Mid David 
 Davideon and (Joorgo Pemberton. bltd been carrying on the lumber 
 
 !2dSvSin*"ir"'''"' ."n" *"''r ^j* "-olvenoy: and that the 
 Mid David D«vi,l8on and George Pemberton had frandnlently poe 
 
 l?t^*'r"'f."""'''"' "^"r «•'*♦" dfhfeand effect, of the MidfGfB 
 Kail, for tl.c pur|H>«ci Bforwaid, with an intent to defraud hi« creditor^ 
 
 ^i'^ii^u"*".',":!'^ t" ir*«»« themwlvee of all the pi^perty of the 
 «»^, B. Kail, of which the Mid Montreal Banik CCn in 
 poeeewion, except the sum of money demanded in and by the eai'd 
 
 £Tn'iu"M";t"'T5 •"^' '°'^'«"' that it wae the intontforof 
 M ?"''*, V^^ i>»vldwn, George Pemberton, and the Bank of 
 Montreal, if they conid obtain p<SMe.>on of the Uid laet ment"on5 
 ...n. of „,o„ev. to dispose of the Mme eo ae to cheat and dKd the 
 
 rf»ir??:';jc^i:tt-^^ 
 
 ri^Kf'll'.' *"• ""^JStof Of a bankrupt and inK>lvent trader haa no 
 right to iKiwKw himeelf c:.ne eatate of the bankrupt and dispoee of 
 he «H,e a» he «m« «t to the exclusion, of the other c«d:?orind 
 inaamnch aethe monice demanded in and by the Mid demandin 
 .ntervenUon belonged to the Miid George &,n«,n Hali; So Md 
 David Davidson and Geonje Pemberton £ul no right to demimd^e 
 ••me to the exclusion of the Mid Quebec Bank j tad that al^o' £a 
 plhrr** ""^ nmdeby thcMid Derid D;vid«,n and G^^S 
 lomberton apparently m their own name, the Mid demand wia 
 ftmdnlenUy made by tU Mid Montrwd Book for the benX of ttj 
 
in.^J:S„''^^„?rJ^iS»^7«« »!.*» 0.. «,d d,a.«dlB 
 
 P~ofX*Thi"lpXitateT;^^^^^^ Ple.^ tb. p.rti.. p^x^eded to 
 feiled to e,tabli.h fee Iw'e ^™. «o«^dence, tho Quebec Bank entirely 
 Me..„ David^n «nd CSe?oZ;d':;STh?ff?rrn^^^^ 
 
 tr«ctfon*A?5eii%?SSa,:ri7^^^^^ »•»« '•^«-' -"- 
 
 t.nt iuatiee A. Stuart P^r^^^Lr IK^^^^^^^ ^••^" 
 
 Ihe Honorable 6eo.^ Po.nbeVfon in S:,L^^i";''"«'\''""^ ^^ l***'.^ J^"vid.on and 
 
 *"«• •nd evidence of record. «nd on th« ^w ^ "f "!*' L"vl"» """""cd tl.o procee- 
 
 ho deed made and exec.ited 'Kr^ clnlln * J^n'Ti'^ deliberated, consideriSg that 
 
 •• the fourteenth day of Febrn.rr«^Vi?'^i w>d Oolleagne, Notaries, bearinit date 
 
 :: «t forth in the imertenfi'^ZCB^iJS^,^^^^ ^V'^ P-Hia.laK 
 
 ' «»nM, <»nt.inea contract known to Xl»» hi?- ^'''" ,*"** Oe^.rge Penibenon in thli 
 
 that the ..id Oeorga Kn Tia I ,hi^. ^ ""!"r^ '^''^' '^''*''^ 
 " ««« property therein da^rihJd!^ /k^ •1.?*''*^''^*''*' enj"y"'e"t and control ofX 
 
 :; the LnEf hn"Jr^,':J:.!u'';rhi'tTrTrf^^^^^ •"i^' ^f ^'■♦' r>a-!iBon t 
 
 ' and in the same bj law continu<£ in h/l ♦t«^^ «'** wll but that the legal istate of 
 jhHt the «.le to tL "id S^ I^pLt i^^ «n.rcon.iderinK 
 
 15en«on Hall by and thronirh tW ««JH nt i^" ?"** '* * •"'« ^^ J^'^ ""id ««orire 
 
 !;«»'«<»tion ofhi/title by thraa d Jean fiinfsl-^^^ «nd that, npon an apulication for a 
 Benson Hall have a "gift to f^e opp "ifS f " .^"""'"^ ''^ f'^'f ^/"^ "<" '''« ««id Oeorg^ 
 d.tors have fyled oppSiitions wwKl n^wV^"" !Lf"''' '^ ''""' "'"J "'«» «"'»' er^ 
 ' Jean B«mi«t^Ren«urh.tJ, dojS^d [L nn^ «^^^^ ^«''' 
 
 ' he could legally do under thrfrovWoM o? tjfo 1 ^''^'i^r ^" *'"' '"•«*"' ^"'"^ «« 
 " 20, whicJi provides for the distri^T f..? „f ?k ^ ^'o^'nciiil Statute, 9, Geo. IV, Cliap 
 " t!'''Courti,^onnd thereby -Sdi^^^^^^^^^ nnderpnch circnmRt.,nce«, and tlmt' 
 
 :: George Pemberton wher^bV £y ."aXt tS 
 cost, against the said Inter/enant{ Kn'lw ^f X' G^irfi."'''" '" ''''"" "'"" 
 
 Circumstances presented by the cnsTbeforriLrlr^u '''*/'. ""*•«' «" 'he 
 vening parties should have be7n SSed ' '^* *''""" °^**"' '"*«'- 
 
 I4thISLia?fSS:^'^^^^^^^^^^ a.„ementof the 
 
 a. the « cont^at d'abandonnernr" dc^^^^^^^^^^ iU^tV^' '"'' "^ '*'''^ ^"""^^y* 
 enjoyment of the estate wa*. n^^gned oVeran^ ha, .h'^T. PP^'t^^'^" "«<< 
 iiistanee was a sale by G. B. Hall aZ\ flit .k r '"'^v'" '^''^ P^^^^"' 
 ofcreditors of the latter inlht be filed «n3/h' •herefore, the oppositions 
 in Conrt as upon a sale dSfi^rn him '^" ''"'*'^"'* '"''"^^ c/istributed 
 
 -,„vj':r;dldrd%i"dtaf,8K^^^^ ^'"'"^' r*'.^^*- -<''"• ^'•'- 
 
 criptron^nd iaiataii't^JSLL'slon^i?^^^^^^^^^^ '^ '''' ^' "'« --« de.- 
 
 an aut;&e\"l^^^^^ '-'''"^T «f "'e present appeal, 
 
 been given by this Crable Coi^rt L?.^^^^^^ '?'""*"'"J' "^^ign'ncnts has 
 the Court tin^CW.^-a^.^-;-^^^ 
 
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 oMnto to truttoe. without the eonMnt of «// hi. cf«ditor. , and that any SI 5 
 
 th« demaml o» a„y one non-cooMnting creditor. AeecMioa with Jmi^t « 
 they are bound to do, .ho doctrine «flaid down by trWrtT SeffiLS 
 Let;; [~:^ "'«'"«*""""" «'•«'"«'- *hich.when they inatii thel'^PTppS 
 Sri .«"" «ot unworthy of coaaideraUon and whfch wore baaed JionTO 
 wejr had ooneeived to bo the eeal import of the doMl »»» tmS«^ t^Zz^ 
 mob«,rr«ioo. Which they hTe to Tfft upT tl^odJLS^S^^ 
 
 n.„i,«.r.' I *** '^T^"^ ''y *'•* Kc'PonJent* that ainco the repeal of the hiet 
 
 Siv i^rn'''"? """ *"^*"''« '" »•"' S««»'<»" of »he ProtincWi ha. Ke7a 
 very general practice among commercial men to administer the eataJw of 
 •naolvenu. by tniateea appointed u.uler deed, and that very many itnMr^ 
 said hundreds, of such estates have been woumi up in this raaLT iLl th^fciS 
 of these assignment, and in reliance upon their validity, large paymeS^of 
 money have been ...nde, onerous oblignti^s have been cwitraTXCrtanl 
 am valuable righ.s have In^en nimndoned. There are not a few of iuih wtotL 
 
 Tre few h ./Cf? " ^ T'^T" '^ "''"'" '"^ «*«•»»«" confid Jthem. a JtK 
 are lew. it is behoved, whore there has not been an unwilling and non-consentina 
 
 Sfl;;- h^''"/ "•" Appellants contend is, tlmt a demand iSr the upsettr ofl 
 hat has been done in good faith undiir such agreements is unreW»3e and 
 uniust in the extreme, and the Appellants vont.IJL to hope tha? whrtKZrt 
 ndlieres to the ,loctrine proclainu^d i„ ,ho cases cited, iVwill nroverlSok?h« 
 considerations o.cqui.y which pending cases, so to speak, may proS 
 
 th.» w^ihll.?/'""*'!"''' '° *''«i."'^^"™«n» n«w «"der revision, the Appellant, submit 
 that It should not De maintained, principally for the following rciions : 
 
 Ist. At the time when Mr. Hall extcuted the assignment in question he w». 
 n«t insolvent, nor was be^repu.ed .„ bo «o. The nm„Vmen o rvast Jnd c^^^ 
 phcHted properly was at that time beyond his power.lbut it was beLv«J Z 
 iffi^"?'"?."'"* available resources of his estate onhr requ redlveCnt to 
 suffice for the payment of every creditor in full, the deed providesTor hb 
 freedom from legal proceedings .luring the time that the trust nmy be7n oje™! 
 ton and hat " ,n the event of the nc.t procee<U of the property and oC 
 «3»«d b«"'g more than sufficient to pay all the claims afoKw? then the 
 "surplus shall Ee returned to the said George Benson Hall. " The deed shews 
 yins^reSc^"^ embarassment. and there is no evidence of record estabhsh! 
 
 A A^^i' ^?**' *''® Respondents do not appear to have become a nartv to th« 
 deed, they have nevertheless virtually a^ented to the wme! ft cwlot b^ 
 presumed that they would remain in ignorance of so important a trinSn m 
 the Msignment in question was. nor that, if they did not acquVwTiJVt Jie^ 
 wouW affow It to continue in operation for upwardJ of three JeS! Bu^ m S 
 plejding.,nth.soa«se shew, Ihe^ have caited upon the truZTL Tac^^Z 
 dZ T,""**™^'**"' «°d.»h« .Pnorto their p^ent indirect iatecIT uporthe 
 
 /raJ^' ^*'*'* " * *°^' ''**'®°''® °^ *"y ®*''**°*^ ^ """**•» »•'« allegation of 
 
 4th. Under the deed of auignroent the Appellant, had posaeuion anH 
 delivery of the eatate. By the ternui of the d^d they we,J tolellTand^o 
 
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 in it, for the D^rLe. of »ll5r '*'''""''"»/'* '.''" '"^'"'"'S «f thot«r..u .i».d 
 
 Cour7''Tli'*'!j"''"*f P"*"*'"' '^"'' •'""• *'»'» confidence before tbie Ifonorablo 
 
 Quebec, 22nd December 1859. 
 
 HOLT Ac IRVINE, 
 
 For ApptUant$. 
 
DEED OF AHSIGNMSaSTT. 
 
 tor., 0} London, in K.Jund, nZy^vlH:::^; of^J^Pd r^' ''.'* }?* !■*''"'?'"• «**»• ^b2 
 
 creditor, 'huh.i,i„,,,bj::\K,irs';,tj5-«;5« •« »•«'« /»««di«.p:r„r;rc 
 
 « formiDK p.rf hereof (.nd which i. ^ignmi^yMZZILu ^'"^"i" ."'■*''H ^^ '^""o '"'»««d 
 .•«r,«/i„) the debt due to the uiJ :i»X^f l^ \ 1 ? ^ *■ ''*'*'" *•"* bjr Oi the raid NoUriei «. 
 
 wv.r.l «„.ounl, i.. „r by .he ..id «,hedule ,Sed ^ ,1 ., dX °"'">^'. "/ "'"''' !«•'»'•• '" «««• 
 
 .jr in p.,1 incurred in fh. cou«e of drverr™"^Jrciir d^hL °' 'r ."''' ''*''"* '""•^» "''olI, 
 J.Tew duo d.it% I.- clerk, .nd «,r».ot, L wrvioTJ J^™«: "^ "»" '"ong tho «id debt, aw 
 .ve.r, .nd other priWh-Jged ckim, ....ountin ' Z ul' .^Jj^^^"^. "J^ **?«" «">««] during tb. p„t 
 
 .v»r, .„d other priwi;j^-ew;r.',ru"ti;:; rr .r.ri"1o'"fonr*r '^^i'^-fr^i'^ 
 
 lud. moeteen .hilliuK. ««.d nine two™ LrXS Li t? l """«""' ""•«« hundrwl wd 
 
 ri!!'^ I'lrr P^""*!' "•""""• »i»iiior. .nd nine Dene, rni 
 lodged debU in ,h, ^hedule »„k^ H heZ T"Zod. 
 
 "ejriothe«.i^p.rtie. hereto onithrTpri tdT'^lh'^"' '"'''"'''*''""•'« ""■ "-'i -n W 
 
 ro«l. p«.d und d.«.h.rg.,d f.on. »11 olal.u, for l.wer .r ..Vv „th^' ' '^* "u"'* "' ''''' "♦«''• P*""-' -ic' 
 wif« ™. of hH children f.,r the b«,.,.fl, of hi/o^ ,^„ "J "^.V.T "'"'T"' »1 «»<« PrVnf hi. ,aid 
 fur-b. .0 .h.eb t..ru...ndeo„ai,ioa. .he ,..d X h^eTo-f tirJ:::d\rdS 
 
 .^.«?z:?rx'!ri5::s:ir:i:sr;^ ".nr^ ..)... hi. boir..nd- 
 
 Hbill.ng. currency, to hin. in band piid by the «i.l liii: 1 Z "j ' '" '".'''""«'<"»'""• "t the sow of five 
 execution of the pr..»ent., h.th brr^^iZ,. ".^"'itn J I™^ "" ^^T^^ ''""'^"•"' »'«fo« "be 
 l-rereot. doth b.rg»i„. «||, ...ig„, tr^u^fc ' *d n.K,^; L. ,'h ""'i':^ T^'* '""' "^ ^'^ 'h«« 
 I'emberton, ...d lo the .ucceM.,r or ,u<t„.wr. of |C„ Tit 1 "V^ ^^''^ '^'" '"''»'' »«"» l»eo'». 
 .n.ft«r i. «,t forth the .vid David U.vi.C3 (Ur™ iCll!"'';;: iS""'"' '•" '"^ "PP"*"""" •• h*'^ 
 •nd p.rc«l« of rc,l ctate. that i. to aav : Kr.T A W „f *."^ «ccopt,ng. ,he following tmet. 
 
 Town of Three Kivcr.. i„ the District oVTh^tei Pl.l*H?""l •l'""""' '>'»« «»d being in ,b, 
 «.n lot. irj^u .„. p„eel» of l.ud -itu.ted rt^ToJalbb ofT' *" ' ^*"■'"/^.-All fh*o«. oer- 
 *o. ; ni«%,— All those .vrtain lot», tracu and n.r™^!^? . "^ . • ^'"'■'*'^' "> tbo Di.triot of Quebec 
 the «id DLitrict of yu.boc,&o. : ll'^rilT-A^^r ^^ '?'' ?"""""' '" "'» town.bip, of NeKon in 
 in the TowuHhip of sTaofold". iu the .CtH toTliree kTve^ t" "l-'A'r' V^! ^"^''"^ '-"' •""•^ 
 •nd p.reoU of Und aituate, lyi„;r ,nd being in iheTowrbT; n?V '^'^'^^^.'-^l' «h-'»« "'her lot., trwt. 
 Ac. Alw tU that tract or par«| of land Jiu.teTv ^^n 1 h • ■"'"r'''^''' ""'"''' di.triot of Quebec 
 C«.»ty of Ottawa. &o., ,1 J.H hi. tha if G^^i^ '?CJu J hfrlV^^i.^'iT.'J-P ,»' T-P'-'on in X' 
 title and mtcre.t a. one of tho I'artuem iu the «fj a«^uln "f ".'"',''""''«^ ^.rd part or .hail, right, 
 «.d (Joowe JJeuaon Il.ll', undivided third part orX^e r tht tUltoh"^ *f "•»?*■•/. &«• aU the 
 n the «.3 tt.oc,,tion of A. Larue & Compaiy of i* ,ad to . I hi T'*T " '""' "' "«' ''•"»•'• 
 '•»^' f\ And aU the «.id George Benio"u;i| '. „„d ,Tdc. .h^. "°'^"J. '"'*' '"*" ""* P""*'" "^ 
 one of the Partner, of the Mid a.^i.iio„ of A L^rue A Co L-l 7'- ''"'::!' "' ''■'^'*" "'«»>• « 
 and parcel, of land aituated iu the Pariah of St V.^; V^'UP*"?. "' "> tud to all thow other loia 
 Di.tric. of Three Kivcr,. 4c. Al.^ . 1" f bnd .itltX '^l-o'tLS" ^-Ts"^ ^'"""P'-'- '» '^^ S 
 AlK>, .lot of land .ituafed in tho roncfM .m of vj. r 1 • '""''.''""•tod at the muio place, 4c 
 .notber lo. of land .i.u.tcd in the .aid slZZ B^JZ^\': ^ '"""•• "*■• "^""P""' ^^^' 
 
 e»oTj 01 ucauport, *o Also, » certain lot of land «tu.ted 
 
if 
 
 I I 
 
 I) ! 
 
 8 — 
 
 Ijntereatof tho said (loeriw E sou n„n * '" -T '°'"'«'"P "f NeleoD, &^ AwallriS^t 
 
 Hut M8V now be lllln nr ».«.„.ft._ i. . , . ""PODSlWe for the navmon* «* • * 
 
 in the Parii. . , 
 the following i 
 
 and other prcmisos occupied by Lim. 7 IH . <'e»«"P'K>" whatever whether in and .bont .k -.f 
 rights clain.3 and demands whatsoever of l.im .ho -T. "** '" ""J' "'*« connected therewith .nJ.» 
 
 §msmmm 
 
 rights clainH and doniaiids wbatnnr.r^-"?^? I"' ''""'^■*'l »"« ninety two and .11 .i^^^*' 
 George Bon,on «all agl It ,h t^, id 'jrof 1«°? "'"' hypothecary an^ o2.t"i of W J'lh? H'« 
 
 and pa^ed bofore^Itro. rlursTto'fa.rC 1^'^^^^^^ l^T"' •"«»" '■""terd fiftttuf 
 three hundred and twenty, and otherwise howsXr' o^d *"'''"''"'»<»'" »l»e number five t"o^a^"d 
 every kind whether as a weuibir of the «aiJ fi^ ' , ^^ "■***"» "^ "" »nd every bin n«li«.- » 
 Augu«ti„ I^rue and J.„oph I'^JuaLl Tur^i ?^'f "' '"''" *'"• ""e «iid firm or foVot^thtlT •/ 
 
 01- Uj suoh person or nerson? a« .!■ .„ n, .,. •" . °* ^is estate as aforenaid tn ih. ..;j P"**""*' 
 
 ) • lui dm lawful aitorneyn 
 
ft — 
 
 # 
 
 or effecte hereby intended to be assigned, or X morEh«I?^l*"^"' ."^ ^^ of tho property 
 dtmaod whatever and h^roby assicned at his insu^^^ . j • ''•."«*» ""y «l«"n of accotmt or other 
 A. Larue & Company, and the J HLust n Ca« !„1 t'° ^'''^f" 1 ,5'"* '""» *^'> »'<> 8™ of 
 .hould they tho said Trustees s^o fit ulf tbu r^uo and"*^! ^'^T'* '^"'^°"« or either of them, 
 retained by, and all accounts and every other^Mattor or .hLwh!."""^ ^'"^T' ho powered held or 
 partT, an/on due payment delivery or ^16^^ horc^fef i!'^'!'.?" ^'T"^""^^' "^^ "^ »»<''' 
 diaohargea for the game, to mve and on r«f ..?i • j S . "? P"" ^^°^''°^ P">per reoeipta and 
 renderiug thereof, then in°,hr„re1f he " hel" Truste? or"/f hi'^th '"'^ , A-iant. deliU or 
 at their discretion, to institute and Droeeoute to i»^„»„I,? i' •"" ^^^ ""* ^«orge Benaon Hall 
 
 bankruptcy, and otherwise, a, thlTC'^:: ftTSLSion rrthi.^k XL^l^'^'"^ '" •*" 
 
 due to tho said estate or for a^^c^^ tlcW f!?l " and to compound fioally for any debt 
 
 reasonable and to sell for any7ic7tT,t thef m ' which they ma/ deem 
 
 esu. hereby aligned for the^^Lery .U^r^llZf^X^^ Sl^^ l^litAtr. 
 
 to nat'ufL'S'aXXtttS l^Ct^l al'VoT" V'^'^r' -'•'« ^-- "- ^ «- 
 tancc as they in th^r discretion umJco"Son;civfrrS.l^''^ ""^ professional and other ^i^ 
 
 Tiustecs to pay th. person, men 'Ld in irslsh^T"'^ "ITl^ necessary to enable ..id 
 ;M..ount of their prniloged claim ' Snd a * th" o,t '" '""^"^P' •» privileged creditors, the 
 L..ret« annexed « forming tarT'thoreof and «i™^H TT" "'.«?"'"'<'.'J '" 'bo said Schedule B, 
 .«d Notaries " ,,« i,„r«,/«,. "%he amoZ «t .1, i? ^? -^ '^ '•■"* P""*'*' '"'""O' «>»<» by »» the 
 time.suchotheraudfurthcrsurof monov asu v uZ^ '^T T'"'^ """^ •'»°' from^Ume to 
 of tho said estate, iu such manner, torh^^Y. 'foTStim" atafSd"* "" "' '"^ •""'"*" 
 
 n..y «^.l;'L1t;";ra::srSos!?:^:„^:>"\:^,l^^ ri^^^-i^ f ••« --^ ^« (- '»«' 
 
 be, b„t not the one of them for any o iuT of .1, , ^''^ .'"""olf and themselves ns the case may 
 
 oovenuDt. hereby entered inTo bj h . d (^^^ L " "'irifT'r f "'" ^"'"'f"'' ^'"8'°"=''* <>' '»•« 
 HS tho said estate of tho said (leor«« iC , h5 .Si .,v . ' ''° ''""'.^y '"^T ">"' "•"» »"«'»» «■»• 
 will not in any way, or by any f^nn of Z« 4jiZ ' i .7. "T^ "^ ""^^ "'•='«' P™'*'"^ '^ey 
 
 deuuud upon or ag..in«. tL id OoolTCm ^,11 t Vl.™"^' "' ""■«" "">' ™"""" "^ °'»™ «' 
 ««vor from th. b..ginning of the world^'until .h:.ii;:'if'j.:r^„;l7f Z:'p;r„t.''^ "'"« "•"•■ 
 
 iaes and 
 
 r and in 
 
 aud discharge the '^d'^;^;} ' i:^!^^^:^^) T^^J"' bersclf and her children acquit; S^ 
 mvoor mute for any cau.e matted ,711 rK„LCrrL""?-'''T "^^^ which she o/ thiy could 
 from the k.KianiDg ,/,ho world to ,h/p I "ft Se anlZfifirT./T' "' «'»!"'"', "«bt to'dow.r 
 au. release her dower and dain. and rikt to dower'on I ! !^lf 'er«;lf and her children hereby bar 
 or intended so to b«. th. «.i.l Mtv 1'ater.uo hoX ,Z1 T ^'T '"""^''y '■"""'''^y'-'" ""•I """"'ed 
 -hull henceforth and for ever bo L d by Uu-i^ d trZ„„r I*"' ?■"'' "«-^'''''"^' """ '•'" '"''J "•'"l <"««'« 
 part thereof from the «id trustees f.eo.i^LTfl ,„„,!;'"' " ' ^"'T .'"'quiring the same or any 
 or her children, «nd the sa.d tioorge iCson IWI ,11 if . "• ^"' '•""""" "'« P"" "^ herseff 
 
 of his said eslato whenever thereto V-quS bv h. »n , ^^ ''"'"'"*' ?'' "'"Intake «« the expense 
 and instrument, a. may bo uecessaryT2^et^u^th '"'nr"' \" '""'"',""'' ""'="'^' »" *"''»• Seeds 
 meaning thereof whether for the purVsef of tmn 'fllr.hl P'^""* "''«""1"'8 to the true intent and 
 thereof to purchasers or for the ve.t'^^ng orsu^lT St fr^t^r TT^'''^' "'"' ''^"''' "' "y P"' 
 successor, or suoocMor of the said David I'aS.ror olX2n r '"^'''"V' 1"^ P"" thereof in Vny 
 puiptwa whatsoever. ■-avmsou or ol tUo said Oeorge I'emberton or for any other 
 
 or any part 
 
 ,, ,_. - .„jroofinany 
 
 'emberton or for any other 
 
 And the said tloorge ilenson Hall doth hinwhv .k»«: ii • , . 
 
 so assigned as aforesaid wherein 
 
 Auu ine saia tloorge Henson Hall doth hinwhv .k»«: ii 
 he has any interest, to and in favor of the «.id tCUi ' " ' 
 
I 
 
 — 10 — 
 further d«ed or de«d> wbioh mav bv tho lu .IT . ^ "><> "..id trustee, to make and sign anv 
 
 W ch.ld«n'. dower and claio., to dower a, afore«H ooTbe ^id^! efi" ^.ti^eS „ 50^1/"* 
 
 -id ^-.i'eJM^^ or ».y.b. «.,««, b, tb, 
 
 A. I*ruo and Company or the said Aii<,..Xt.™ it "8^'! <* "laima againtt ti.e said finn of 
 by re„on of the -iro>Uer d^lt of 'ort^^^^^ ^rF**, *""«' "' "^^ «' 
 
 in and purporting to be hypothecated or in wy wise uffo«^ hv .Sl?^ Vf '•"'* "^ «*'•'" mentioned 
 made and passol by the sM George Benw^^!) „„ 5„ .we/tv fifth"! *'"',*?'^'> <»««>» "veralJ, 
 eight hundred and fifty five in fawr of the Bank nf mI? i tLr^ ^H^ ^'^ "' January one thouuid 
 Notaries Public the oL under the number onS lurnd"'fiv^h"'''/; I>- M««P««.«on'.BdColliS!; 
 over to the s«id Bank of Montreal (and aLrdeduoZ of •" ^ ""^ '^Ti^ T' •*"" ^''^ 
 
 Montreal to the account of the said GeorJ^ B^oson H^H i„ ^J^i i?"^'/ . ""T^ •*> ""» •^'^ B»»k of 
 marked Aa sot forth, an,l all m.nioswhKaror mil jf ?■''''' "1 *" ""'».'" '*«' »•'"* ^'•••^"'e 
 from any other source whatever under the prSCL,^.„r ft" "■''' received by the «iid tr«.te« 
 a I cost, and charges of the continuing and wS« rf?X «f^K ^^"""'' ^t.T*" *^«"fro« «' 
 of the said trustees including their own i*nnme«Knd ^\ih^ »>«"ieM and .11 th. diabur«me»ti 
 present arrangement and the execution of thrp^ntS^Hl S .J^mT '" "*• "•^"S "''^e 
 
 Mo„tStg;;iIr.^:h?;ri„«.el:^ht1,n1n:r . •"T"?- - •'«"«'-» "^'^^ -«» B.nkor 
 said Bank ;Tnd. secondly'lo the^^^metof ^oh o f'S "^it!,"™ i:^^^ ^-^'A^^" '""""y ^ "«' 
 mentioned in the said Schedule narked A beine nartl. hl«.^ if **'*/''''* '^""S" Benson Hall 
 who,e claims .br,ll not have been paid out of "fh Tdvanoi « .f T^'^' "*'^y.'"8 these pre«,nt. 
 of their respective claims, and ii, the event of tLnI»T.J^^"Tl'* '" P™P»'»'^^ 
 assigned being more than sufficient to «ni L cl«m J^^' "f •'\P"'P«rty «n«l effects hereby 
 
 shall be held in any wise to bind the trnstoes to nro^^fi ^'^f ■ ""* ''•^.'•'ed »»!»« nothing herein 
 Larue and Compan^," or the Lid WtTn lUe ^.r7,^„h"^°i'""J -S*^""' "•« '"'* «'•""•' " ^ 
 to interfere in any wise a, touching aTboain^of^e SL^^Ti '^""^*'! °T *'""* "^ *»«"» '" 
 than in so far as . thev mav think It f/l^ <• .t j " """ °' ^- '^*™« ■«><1 Cobimibv otherwia* 
 
 do, and it shall beZ^'-tl^fhl A^fr t.tK^^^ boreby ves^ ?„\het^t 
 
 estate so vested in them shall have been wouSd no to d^ll X ^ i''**'" '^^ "*?*' '*'" »' '»•« »i<« 
 standing their particular claim or any ofThem mfv^^!?!?!" ^^"^^ *"*'*! *° ''*' "'""«' "P ao»with- 
 case soeh claim so remaining open « not fin^r^UM shar^vTrr' r^ """"j^r"'^-!- «"d *» 'bat 
 in the state in which the same may be and not oth^rw,^ „!:.;rr'' •? '"if I""* "*""•«« ««'"*"• Hall 
 havejone or not done in respect tLeof Srh^^rnror'^^t- dl-'bj ttlijl teT^ H^rH^d 
 
 resignroi'i? S5on^;«e'm"'thr::'S ttir-iL:^^^^^ 
 
 successors or successor to be hereafter aoMint^l tiJ^l^L ^^ wd George Pcmberton or of any 
 shall be competent to the said &nk of !G?Sb^ nZZ *"^.'' °' """"."« ^''"'^^ '" P'o^-J-i i« 
 by vote of the major part of a quorum <^f ^KeeL^hW ^t^Z"' '» »* '».'»'»"«='l "d "Hered 
 to be trustee under these presents in the r^rrd ..«J^/f *""■"»« •"^ appoint another fit person 
 incapacitated or voluntarilvresiliDr.ft!/r,?;„\f^j*'^"''"''°' inch tiustees so dyin«, bein. 
 Hall to the same, ,„d such oTh^X lair^—t^^e^'e'Tf "'.h"*" '^^ OeoVifen^ 
 h*,reby vested in the person whom he shall mLnlmTt^^Z.^i'l^ul*^ T^ P"»*" "^ t™*' 
 become and be a trustee within the meaning of therDrelta'^'^t^.K"i.''' '" '"tt"*' ""^ P"T«^ 
 and upon the death of any trustee or trust^s unlr'^rh^ . "T'^'' P*"^"""? n»med beVs^ 
 
 veste/ in them, shall not noTshalTa, r^rt "r sha^X,''TJ''' '''', ^"'^''^ "d effecU herebj 
 ...ecuton, or legatees of such troste or ^^usfeJs but shSl vest in ..r"""^- '" '7 ■'"''' »' t«»fm«nurj 
 Mme as his Colleague shall have been .Vn.mJ:! - i "•»".''e«» '«> »be survivor of them alone until such 
 such survivor befefc «uch otVuJXll h v^l^ u LTam^? - "^oreaaid ; and in case of the doLS^of 
 and appointing of a trustee or trust J Xrrnis vest in s^ef , "''. "^^T'^ *'"'" »P"° ""> «»"« "'miug 
 as though sucf. death had not preceded -Tn'^^iCauVaTSSoThrortb"^^ '"' ''^•»'"*"? 
 
 «aid rtJ:at'xs^„rt"ti^^ 
 
 alone during his absence aforesaid. "'"^' ''"' """er trustee shall have full power to act 
 
 ves,ei\itur'.tSe.-tvttuS^^ -tv four sixty fourth share, in the .hip or 
 
 day of •/^"uaryone-I&nd'dSrnlrandVft^^^^^ '""r' "^ '•'« '-ntX 
 
 lallandthesuid Jknk of Moiitieal as cJktcml seSri^v £ ^!i 'f"^ "*«r»:e lisnson 
 
 thousand pound- .....,- ..i i..,,,, since ti.?.hrd"5 .rNot^K^Xulnd ^l^^l^:;^ 
 
- 11 -, * 
 
 "i;?^SJrir:rl\'7u£^^^^^^ tothe«ldB«k<rf Montml forth, 
 
 for the benefit of .ho,o ooneerned Sd It .C^^^^^^^ that the .aid .hip or Te«.l .hoald bfirfd 
 Montreal dull and may .eir.nd d^pZ^f the rd {^1^ '^.•^•'^ -greed that the «id B«k of 
 obtuoed for the .ame and • ^ annlv ZZ^ J^. , u ^ , "' '*?"*' *"' ■""»' """ «f ^ontj aa oan be 
 of two thou«nd poundroor^uL" -Ld nd„ wh«"lf "'" *° I?* '^''"i?."'°° ''^ «'»'' -^"^ «^««>t ^oSj 
 «« thaw be a ,St,I„, ari.r/^r.ttirBl^fto "^i'J^V" P*"^ «>oord«g to their .uilWeBoy and in 
 banefit ot aU the ^d oreditow. ^^ '^^ "•' *"""" *° *••* «•<> *«■"«•«" «» the general 
 
 the.elSL'irurthey^.S.fl^lrto 1?^^^"'"?^' '""'l* "-^ »«> **« oo«»«.i«uio. of 
 « any y^Oect L Habinf/o thL the^Jd ZZf theTfJS '^X ""*'''"« ^'"^ «'»»'^ •»»» 
 by any of the Mid Bank., but tber the .aid ^rt^. h J /i ''^??'^ "P"" *'V negotiable paper held 
 npon all ineh negotiable iawr an/oth™ I'TJ^f h«reto of the fifth part .hall and will reiSaiVi liable 
 iM neyer been Tad. aXK inS ' '^"^'"'^ " """'«'' "•" P'^' arrangement or agraeZI 
 
 .«dot'Jlilirto^,-«Kr 'iLfV^^^^^^^^ ^PP-' Canada. ofQueb^. 
 
 daring the continuance of the MidTult to thrCk.^ <" ''^ ♦'>«\«?«"«« tave acoe«i at any time 
 
 <8i«™i), 
 
 {■' 
 
 GEORGE BENSON HALL. 
 Wm. GUNN, (L. 8.), 
 GEOEGE PEMBERTON, 
 
 £^».aotri,'„lSeT^^^^^^^ 
 
 partni 
 BEL] 
 
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 Ba 
 Ba 
 
 f. 
 
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 (Sii 
 
 St 
 
 Jol 
 
 Oei 
 
 B. 
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— 13 — ^ 
 
 Schedule A referred to in the Deed ananezed. 
 LIABILITIES OF GEO. B. HALL, 
 
 Bank of Montreal, ag per Statement 
 Bank of Upper Canada, do 
 
 Bank of Bntish North America, do 
 
 SInebeo Bank, do 
 
 ohu Lambie, 
 
 £79907 1 1 
 
 10000 
 
 86S9 17 9 
 
 3484 14 7 
 
 1500 
 
 £ 08501 13 fi 
 
 (Signed,) F. T. Mofkkt, Not. 
 
 (Signed,) GEORGE BENSON HALL. 
 
 (Signed,) Wm. GUNN. 
 
 (Signed,) D. DAVIDSON, by hU Atty. J. Mmkuioiih. 
 
 (Signed,) GEORGE rEMBtiBTON. 
 
 SignedA GEORGE PEMBfiRTON, for, self and Partnenii 
 
 'Signed,) MARY PATTERSON; 
 
 Signed,) R. M. HARRISON. 
 
 Signed,) AROHD. CAMPBELL, Not. Pnb. 
 
 A tme copy, 
 
 Aacuu. CiUiraBXJ., Not. Pub. 
 
 Schedule Aa. 
 
 Statement of Notes and Acceptances of G. B. Hall, Executor for Estate of 
 Peter Patterson, held by the Bank of Montreal. 
 
 Jol)n Bi-oster, Agent on George B. Hall, Executor, 20 Mar. '66 
 Do " " do " as " '66 
 
 Do '• " do " ) 
 
 Geoi-ge B. Hall, oxecntor, ) 
 
 Per George Pemborton 
 
 wrton, f 
 
 aNorr. 
 
 per Geo. Pemberton, f Prom. Note to (Jtso. Ptimbcrton, 3 " 
 "-''-- do Geo. B. Hall, oxocr. ) 
 
 per Geo. Pemberton, J 8 " 
 
 Penibertou Brothers, 
 
 Do 
 B. Fiuher, 
 James Dyke, Agent, 
 B. Fisher, 
 James Dyke, Agent, 
 
 Do " 
 
 G. B. Hall, esocr. 
 
 per G. Pemberton, 
 T. A. Lambert, Agent, 
 
 Do " 
 
 Gw). B. Hall, uxocr. \ 
 per G. Pemberton, ) 
 
 Gf<». B. Hall, exocr. 
 per Ge<.. Pemberton, 
 
 Ge«i. P. /JTaUjOxecr. 
 par ' 
 
 B. FJgl . 
 
 Prout. Note to Geo. H. Hall, oxecr. ) 
 
 rton, i 3 " 
 
 jHsr (ico. Pcmberl 
 Get>. B. Hull, exi 
 jier GtMi. Pemberton, f 3 
 
 on Get>. B. Hull, execr. \ 
 Kjrton, f 
 un Goo. B. Hall, execr. ) 
 
 per Geo. Pemberton, f 4 Novr. 
 ou.Gho. B. Hail, oseor. 
 
 per>(»eo. Pemberton, 
 on Geti. B. Hnll, execr 
 
 per Geo. Pemberton, 
 on Geo. B. Hall, cxeer. 
 
 per Geo. Pemberton, 
 
 Pr. Note to O. Pemberton, 1(5 
 
 ID 
 
 5 
 
 C 
 10 
 
 on Geo. B. Hal', oxocr. ) 
 per Geo. Pemberton, ) 
 
 on Ooo. U. Hall, execr. | 
 per Goo. Pemberton, j 
 
 Pr. Note to Geo. Pemberton, 
 
 " to Goo. Pemberton, 
 
 to Geo. Pemberton, 
 
 'embertou, 
 
 on George H. Hall, executor 
 
 •23 " 
 IS •' 
 3 Doer. 
 
 1 J any. 
 
 37 Novr. 
 
 '66. 
 '55. 
 '55 
 '65. 
 '56. 
 '.55. 
 '66. 
 '55. 
 '56. 
 '55. 
 '56. 
 '56. 
 '56. 
 '55. 
 
 '5B. 
 
 '66. 
 
 JE300 
 
 100 
 
 «00 
 
 10960 
 
 4406 11 11 
 
 ;«6975 9 2 
 
 350 n 
 
 2.50 0' 
 
 400 
 
 200 
 
 150 
 
 760O 
 
 200 
 
 75 y 
 
 5250 
 
 5700 
 
 3800 
 
 300 
 
 £77007 1 1 
 
 i 
 
— 14 — 
 SxATKMBirr of Notes held by (he Branch Bank of Montreal at Quebec 
 piSeS ^ ^"""^ "'"• ''"""*°' ''"^ '^"^ "'^«*^ of Pattern: unde; 
 
 LeMesnrior, T. <fe Co. to Geo. B. Ilali, exocr 
 Do 
 
 end. bv Delislo, J. & D. 
 to Geo. S. Hall, execr. 
 
 21 Ootr. '68.1 £ 1000 
 
 end. by Delisle, J. & D. 84 Novr. '66.| 1900 
 
 Dividends from Delisle estate to be crd. these Notes . J jg 2900 
 
 STATEMEWTof Notes held by the Branch Bank of Montreal, at Quebec 
 endorsed by Geo. B. Hall, executor, and for which Deals haS beS 
 nTft""^ *?K^!?- G"""' E«qr.. as collateral security-any loslaccru" 
 mg thereon, the Estate is bound to make up the deficit, vir : 
 
 LeMesurier, T. A Go. to (Jeo. B. Hall, execr 
 
 r, . ^"^ " do 
 
 1 einbertoii Brotliere " do 
 
 Do " do 
 
 Do " do 
 
 Do » do 
 
 19 Novr. '55 
 
 26 " '55.! 
 
 21 Jany. '56. 
 
 27 « '50. 
 
 22 Feby. '66. 
 
 28 Mar. '60. 
 
 £1000 
 
 381 3 
 
 1191 10 8 
 
 1191 10 8 
 
 1191 10 3 
 
 306 6 6 
 
 £ 5200 16 6 
 
 There is a special account at the Branch. 
 
 Two Notes of LeMesnrier, T. & Co., collected. 
 
 Against whicli have been charged, two Notes of H. & E 
 Dalkin, end. by Geo. B. Ukll, execr., under protest 
 fornon payment .... *^ *1ia7 i q 
 
 Amonnt paid TlireoEivers' Limits . ' ' 6*5 12 11 
 
 £2800 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1673 14 
 
 2 
 
 £1127 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 Balance at credit 
 
 abov7S'."'^'^^^'u^'*T''''e''?''.""y'^«*''''«n"yw^''■ch may accrue on any of the 
 
 '^^''^Esiate!'" °" ^''"^^t'"*^' lodged with the Branch for account of the 
 
 T. C. Lee's Prom. Note to 
 J. Flanagan " « 
 
 J. Tibbits « " 
 
 S. & 0. Peters « « 
 
 J. Ilolmes " " 
 
 Do " *< 
 
 29 Mar. '66. 
 28 Feby. '56. 
 
 30 Mar. '66. 
 22 Aj.ril '56. 
 
 20 Mar. '66. 
 
 21 Soptr. '66, 
 
 £ 333 6 8 
 
 71 
 
 218 9 
 
 167 6 
 
 61 16 
 
 61 16 
 
 4 
 8 
 
 reduc^oTofoSt"''"""'*^"'" ""' ^'^"' '« •^'"^•^ «' «^"<^"-«' ««^<=-"'' -"^ ^^ in 
 

 
 
 
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 There are also the following Notes, held by th« Bank, on which Geo. B. 
 Han, execr., is endorser, not yet matured. It w however-suppowKi-thafc. 
 no loss will accrue on these Notes. -^ki^-^-****- 
 
 0. E. Levey & Co 
 
 Do 
 J. H. Clint, 
 T. 0. Ue, 
 J. H. Cliut, 
 
 Da 
 
 Do 
 
 Do 
 
 Do 
 E. Barstall & Co 
 
 Do 
 
 Do 
 
 Sjnues «fe Co. 
 
 13 Feby. '68. 
 
 28 " '56 
 16 " '6«. 
 
 9 Mar. '56 
 
 16 " '66. 
 
 16 " '66 
 
 24 " '66. 
 
 29 April '56, 
 12 « '66. 
 18 July '56. 
 
 " '56. 
 
 » '66. 
 
 .€680 
 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 
 441 18 
 
 6 
 
 600 
 
 
 
 400 
 
 U 
 
 260 
 
 
 
 400 
 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 
 2240 
 
 
 
 487 16 
 
 
 
 2506 3 
 
 » 
 
 £ 9695 18 
 
 9 
 
 Also the following Notes, on which Geo. B. Hail, execr., is promiser. 
 
 G. B. Syinea & Co., due 
 ■ Do 
 
 27 Mar. 
 
 £6127 8 6 
 3127 8 6 
 
 £ 8264 17 
 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,; 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,) 
 I (Signed,) 
 
 (feigned,) F. T. Momrr, Not. 
 
 GEOIi(;E BENSON HALL. 
 
 Wu. UUNN. 
 
 D. DAVIDSON, by his Atty. J. Mkikuuomn. 
 
 GEORGE PEMiiEhTON. ^^ 
 
 GEORGE PEMBERTON, for self and Partners. 
 
 MARY PAITERSON. 
 
 R. M. JIARRI&fJN. 
 
 ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Not. Pub. 
 
 A true copy. 
 
 AuoHu. Camprkll, Not. Pub. 
 
 
 4 
 
 Schedule B, referred to in the Deed annexed. 
 
 Gibb & Ko88 
 
 Lake Superior Mining Co 
 
 O. L. Richardoon & Son 
 
 A. Campbell 
 
 Normand <fe Foisy 
 
 <r. B. Grenier 
 
 R. Mitchell 
 
 Gas Co 
 
 C. W. Wilson & Co . 
 
 Anderson «fe Parikdis 
 
 J Pratt «fe Co . 
 
 J. A. Fay * Co. . 
 
 Forward 
 
 £ 186 12 5 
 
 311 8 11 
 
 61 19 2 
 65 8 6 
 
 .345 8 
 
 38 
 
 25 9 
 
 12 
 
 8 5 6 
 
 21 2 
 
 37 9 3 
 
 62 10 
 
 £ 1164 10 11 
 
16 — 
 
 Schadula Bk-^^Cfrntmued^) 
 
 «MM> 
 
 J. Bob* 
 
 Oalvert & MoNtogh 
 
 W. Hant * Co 
 
 T. Boston . 
 
 H. S. ScoU 
 
 Ohinic, Simard & M6thot 
 
 J. H. Galbraith 
 
 H. Hemming 
 
 Mra. Ponlin . 
 
 Wm. Price 
 
 L. LebcDof 
 
 Atig. Mercier 
 
 O. T. Colfor . 
 
 W. S. Jackson 
 
 McDonald & Loga 
 
 E. & W: Poston . 
 Rnpervlsor of Cnllen 
 
 — Beanpr6 
 D. B. Stouart 
 W. H. Boy 
 J.W.Henry . 
 K, CsrrigDaut 
 A. Laplante 
 
 F. X.^ratt 
 Dr. Boswell 
 Boy & Lamarre 
 H. Benjamin . 
 J. Anld . 
 J. Lambie 
 H. P. Patterson 
 J. Fitzgerald . 
 A. Gcndron 
 J. Johnson 
 Balance of Salaries and sundries 
 
 Brought forward 
 
 Memo. Claim for rent Etohemin Mills in dispute, £370 
 
 The Honorable Henry Black, for professional serrices 
 To same, for arrears of Interest ..... 
 
 George O'Kill Stuart, Esqniro ..... 
 To Arch. Campl>ell, Iler Majesty's Notary, for professional services con 
 nected with the present arrangements to tins day 
 
 1164 10 11 
 
 4 14 
 
 6 
 
 8 11 10 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 4 12 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 400 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 S60 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 U 
 
 178 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 
 
 as 18 
 
 6 
 
 8 19 
 
 8 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 aso 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 10 
 
 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 4 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 30 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 800 
 
 SO 
 
 23 
 
 70 
 
 21 
 
 400 
 
 
 5 
 
 (Signed,) (JEOKGE BENSON HALL, 
 
 (Signed,) WM. GIJNN, 
 
 (.Signed,) D. I^AVIDSON, by his Atty. J. Mbiklkjohn, 
 
 (Signed,) GEGBGE PEMBEUTON, 
 
 (Signed,) GEOBGE PEMBERTOF, for self and Partners, 
 
 (Signed,) MARY PA1TEK80N, 
 
 (Signed,) R. M. HARRISON, 
 
 (%nod,) ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Not. Pub. 
 
 (Signed,) F. T. Moffet, Not. 
 
 A true Copy, 
 
 Akohd. Caupbi£i.i., Not. Pub. 
 
 16 
 
 8 » 
 10 
 10 
 
 
 
 9 4 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 » 
 
 
 
 
 
 _£8891 9 9 
 £270 
 
 £4161 9 9 
 
 £100 
 
 80 
 
 23 10 
 
 50 
 
 £4868 19 9 
 
— 17 
 
 .^ 
 
 
 
 
 G«o. fi. Hall's Notes held by U^ter Canada Bank. 
 
 Dne Jonnanr 19 
 
 « «' 20 
 
 '» " 22 
 
 " « 22 
 
 . " " 26 
 
 ■' " 29 
 
 " February 4 
 
 <i <4 « 
 
 " " 10 
 
 " " u 
 
 " " 16 
 
 £760 
 
 7fi0 
 
 750 
 
 500 
 
 500 
 
 500 
 
 500 
 
 250 
 
 500 p 
 
 4000 
 
 500 
 
 500 
 
 Notes endorsed by Geo. B. Hall, held by Upper Canada Bank. 
 
 Pemberton Brolliem, Note secured by Deals. dne February 9 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 (Signed,^ vtKORGE BENSON HALL, 
 (Signed,) GKORCiE PEMBEHTON, 
 (Signed,) (lEORGE PEEIJERTON, for self and Partners, 
 (Signed,) MARY PAITKIiSON. 
 (Signed,) R. M. HARRISON, 
 ^ (Signed.) ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Not. Pub. 
 F. i'. MoKKCT, Not. 
 
 A trne Copy, 
 
 AiK^Bi). Campbkll, Not. Pnb. 
 
 Geo. B. Hall's held by Quebec Bank. 
 
 Dne November 20 
 " October 21 
 " " 18 
 
 Notes endorsed by Geo. B. Hall held by Quebec Bank. 
 
 H. & E. Dalkin, 
 
 Do. 
 LeMesnrier, Tilstono & Co., ) 
 guaranteed by Deiislc, | 
 
 due October 27 
 " " 26 
 
 " " 23 
 
 (Signed,) GEORGE BENSON HALL, 
 
 (Signed,) GEORGE PEMBERTON, 
 
 (Signed,) (}EORGE J'EMBKRT( )N, for self aud Partnere, 
 
 (Signed,) MARY PA1TKRSON, 
 
 (Signed,) R. M. HARRISON, 
 
 ^Signed,) ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Not. Pub. 
 
 (Signed,) F. P. Mokfet, Not. 
 
 A true Copy, 
 
 AhOIID. CAMPBEri., Not. Pub. 
 
 £10000 
 
 £1400 
 
 £({00 
 600 
 600 
 
 £ 1800 
 
 £600 
 834 14 7 
 
 700 
 
 £ 1634 14 7 
 
 if 
 
 i 
 
18 — 
 
 Note* endoned by Geo. B. Hall held by Bank of Britiah North America. 
 
 B. M. HarriaoD 
 H. A £. D«lkin 
 
 Do. 
 
 Do. 
 Pemberton Brothers 
 
 Do. 
 
 Do. 
 J. Fitnatriek 
 L. T. Drummond 
 Hardy A Moni«r 
 
 (Signed,) 
 (Signed,) 
 Signed, 
 
 I 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 due Febraary 7 
 
 " April 1 
 
 II li 1 
 
 (I i< I 
 
 " March 14 
 13 
 Febrnary 20 
 18 
 
 " March 97 
 " February 9 
 
 « 
 
 « « 
 
 £760 
 818 
 888 17 6 
 195 
 400 
 631 6 
 460 
 193 10 
 460 6 
 188 
 
 £ 8669 17 9 
 
 GEORGE BENSON HALL, 
 GEORGE PEMBERTON, 
 
 /B° '^( S^*^^S SJ5^^"^N, for Mlf and Partnen, 
 
 (Signed,) MART PATTERSON, 
 
 (Signed,) R. M. HARRISON, 
 _ vSigned,) AROHD. CAMPBELL, Not Pub. 
 F. P. MonvT, Not 
 
 A tme Copy, 
 
 Abohd. Oakfbbix, Not Pub. 
 
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