Cité des Iles was a study proposed to the City of Montreal by Moshe Safdie following the close of Expo '67. The overall idea behind the study was to transform the temporary Expo exhibition site including structures, parks, and transit lines into permanent amenities for the city. The study was well received by many city officials, but did not proceed because of anticipated review complications between the various levels of provincial, federal, and municipal agencies.
Marriage contract between Charles LePallieur and Suzanne Texier [Tessier]. Witnessed by a number of friends and family members including LePallieur's brother Joseph, and others. Notarized by Michel Gamelin Gaucher.
Bill of sale for a 25-year-old enslaved Black man named Cesar. He was sold to James Morrison by traffickers Jacob Thomas and John Fulton of Duchess County, New York. Witnessed by Asher Granger and H.C. McCord.
Deed of ownership for a plot of land in Ville Marie given to Urban Texier, dit Lavigne. Signed by Paul de La Chomeday, Governor of the Island of Montreal.
Copy of a marriage contract between Charlotte Morrison and John Hall originally signed on 14 February 1807. The contract includes details of their chosen matrimonial regime (no community of property) and the sum of money to be inherited by the surviving spouse should one of them die first. Signed by John Hall, Charlotte Morrison, Jacob Hall, and James Morrison. Originally notarized by Jonathan Abraham Gray and Thomas Barron, with the certified copy made by Reid, Levesque & Monk on 24 January 1818.
Last will and testament of Benjamin Hall. The will includes Hall's wishes for distribution of his estate to his wife Harriet Morrison, and to other family members and friends.
Inventory of the estate of John Hall, evaluated by Isaac Jones and John Smith, in the presence of Benjamin Hall and Archibald Ferguson, tutor and sub-tutor of the minor children of John Hall. Notarized by N.B. Doucet. In addition to listing material assets, the inventory also lists a number of relevant legal documents.
Account of effects from Christina Barbara Hall's estate sold at auction between 29 September and 20 November 1819, including a stove, some pairs of spectacles and a ring.
Copy accounts between estate of Christina Barbara Hall and John Hall, as well as between her estate and Benjamin Hall. Includes a receipt for a payment from John Hall to Christina Barbara Hall, dated 1 August 1816.
