Charles Irwin

1780 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Charles Irwin
  Born	CA 1780
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199773
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I199773	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The price of land at this early period was about $3 per acre. There is lying before us as we write, in a perfect state of preservation, an agreement entered into for a farm between Mr. Dickson and Mr. John Leece. This gentleman was a native of Lancashire, England, but had been for some time in Albany, New York, before coming to Dumfries. The agreement was for the sale of the south half of lot number eight, in the tenth concession-being the farm now owned by Mr. William Smith, situated on Mill-creek, about one mile from Galt. The document was signed on the 30th of July, 1817, the signatures upon it being those of William Dickson, by his Attorney, Absalom Shade, and the purchaser, John Leece. The witnesses were William Dickson, jr., and Charles Irwin. The consideration money was £75, and it was payable in five years with interest. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose pg 30