Last will and testament of John Hall. Witnessed by Isaac Jones, merchant, and William Reeves, gentleman, both of Montreal, and notarized by N.B Doucet. The will includes Hall's wishes for burial and leaves all of his property to his wife Charlotte Morrison.
Receipt for items willed to John Hall's daughters, Charlotte and Harriet Ann Hall, and his wife, Charlotte Morrison, from the estate of Christina Barbara Hall.
Deed of sale of a plot of land in Cote Sainte Catherine, Montreal, by current owner Charlotte Morrison (who was gifted the land by Charles Lepallieur in 1752) and her husband John Hall to Benjamin Hall. Notarized by F.G. Lepallieur, N.B. Doucet.
Deed of sale of a plot of land in Cote Sainte Catherine, Montreal, by current owner Benjamin Hall to his brother John Hall and his brother's wife Charlotte Morrison. Notarized by F.G. Lepallieur, N.B. Doucet.
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.
Receipt from Artimus Jackson for items willed to Henry Hall's son, Henry, and Henry Hall's widow Louisa (then remarried to Artimus Jackson) from the estate of Christina Barbara Hall.
Copy of a document appointing John and Benjamin Hall tutors of John Hall's minor children Charlotte & Harriet Ann. Following the death of Charlotte Morrison, her husband John Hall is appointed tutor of their children and their uncle Benjamin Hall is appointed their subtutor. Signed by a number of witnesses, Justice George Pike, and notary public Reid, Lesvesque & Monk.