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Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

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Born in 1849 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton was a direct Planter descendent of John Eaton, an active participant in the building the Wellington Dyke. By 1907, Eaton was a prolific writer with a strong interest in history. Many of his books can be found in the Vaughan Memorial Library, including A History of Kings County (1910), which records the county's earliest Acadian settlement, the expulsion of the Acadians from the county, and the families that were drawn to the land thereafter. A.W.H. Eaton died in 1937 and is buried in Kentville, Nova Scotia.

Eaton's archival collection reflects his intense interest in the history of Kings County. The collection includes mostly original land transactions gathered by Eaton, likely to prepare for his book A History of Kings County, and personal papers. Only a small selection of the documents has been digitized.
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Estate of the late Cyrus Peck

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A copy of the ledger for the accounts and properties of the late Cyrus Peck. Document includes withdrawals made for fees owed and for advertising costs for the public auction of properties. Accounts were eventually transfered to Lydia Peck. Signatures / Inscriptions: William C. Moore (Auctioneer), William Campbell (Probate Court official), Lydia Peck (Executrix), and William C. Campbell (… more
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/99
Type: textual record

Land transaction Cyrus & Mary Peck to Lee English

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A land transaction between Cyrus & Mary Peck and Lee English, in which, for the sum of eight pounds, English purchased a tract of land from the Pecks. This document has no signatures. None for the Pecks, witnesses, nor the Dept. Reg.
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/65
Type: textual record

Land transaction Cyrus Peck to Alpheus Palmer

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A land transaction between Cyrus & Mary Peck and Alpheus Palmer, in which, for the sum of thirty-five pounds, Palmer purchased a tract of land from the Pecks. The transaction was witnessed by Peter Runyon and Elisha Winslow. Signatures / Inscriptions: Cyrus Peck, Mary Peck, Peter Runyon, and Elisha Winslow.
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/83
Type: textual record

Land transaction Cyrus Peck to Peter Runyon

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A land transaction between Cyrus Peck, farmer, and Peter Runyon, lawyer, in which, for the sum of thirty pounds, Runyon purchased a sawmill and accompanying lands from Peck. The transaction was witnessed by William Perkins and John Meany and registered with (?) Thomas Hill. The document is missing the signature of Cyrus Peck and his seal-they seem to have been removed by shears. Signatures /… more
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/88
Type: textual record

Land transaction John Allen to Cyrus Peck

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A land transaction between John Allen and Cyrus Peck in which Peck paid the sum of twenty five pounds for "one quarter part of the one hundred acre farm Lot in the Township of Horton that is Known by Second Division Farm Lot Letter A Number twenty Nine both on the Plan of the Township and on the Proprietors Records." Of interest is the fact that besides the two witnesses and John Allen… more
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/2
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Land transaction John Taggart to Cyrus Peck

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A land transaction between John Taggart and Cyrus Peck, in which, for the sum of twenty-five pounds, Peck purchased a tract of land from Taggart. The transaction was completed by John Cunningham, who Taggart had given the Power of Attorney. The transaction was witnessed by Israel Harding and Richard Cunningham and registered with Nathan DeWolf. Signatures / Inscriptions: John Cunningham, Israel… more
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/86
Type: textual record

Land transaction Samuel Witter to Elizabeth Marsh, then from Marsh to Cyrus Peck

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: A mortgage assignment in which, Samuel Witter signed over land and a "dwelling house" to his sister Elizabeth (nee Witter) Marsh. Then Pelatiach Marsh and Elizabeth Marsh signed over said property to Cyrus Peck. The transaction was witnessed by Eliph (?) Gillett and registered with (?) Thomas Hill on December 19, 1796. Signatures / Inscriptions: Samuel Witter, Pelatiah Marsh, Elizabeth… more
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/24
Type: textual record

Plan of land

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Collection: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
Description: Plan of land drafted by Benjamin Peck detailing the portion belonging to Lydia Peck, wife of the late Cyrus Peck. Signatures / Inscriptions: C. Woodworth
Accession Number: 1900.011-EAT/101
Type: textual record