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Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S24 William Ritchie.

Acte : # 2543
Date : 18 mars 1835
Contract & Agreement of “Spalding & Foster”, Merchants with William Belknap, Millwright, all of the Township of Stanstead.

Résumé : Une entente préalable avait déjà été signée entre Stephen Foster Junior et William Belknap, le 6 octobre 1831 ; document annexé au présent acte. Cette entente de 1831, confirmait la vente du « Grist Mill » de Rock Island, sur le lot no 1 du 9e rang du canton de Stanstead, par Foster à Belknap. Or, si l’on revient au présent acte de 1835, Belknap n’ayant pu respecter tout ses engagements financiers, le « Grist Mill » redevient la propriété de Foster, sous l’association de « Spalding & Foster » : « …and all and singular the appurtenances and dependencies thereunto belonging as they now are infull operation together with the building erected for the purpose of Hulling Oats, including in the surrender and delivery of the aforesaid premises the house built by the said William Belknap and presently in occupation of one John Reed ». Foster s’engage cependant à revendre le dit moulin à Belknap, pour la somme de 500 « pounds ». [Complexe, à revoir si utilisé pour être sûr de l’interprétation]

Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.

Acte : # 6685
Date : 7 juin 1859
Deed of Sale by Levi Spalding, Trader of the Town of Derby (Vt.), to Charles Byfield Stone, Miller of the Township of Stanstead.

Résumé : Vente d’une partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …one equal and undivided one fourth part of that certain tract or parcel of land […] beginning at the distance of four feet West of the North West corner of the Mill dwelling House so called, and extending from thence Southerly to the center or middle of the River on said lot, thence Easterly up the center or middle of the said River, the exact distance of sixty feet, East of the South East corner of the said Levi Spalding’ Grist Mill on said River, at the middle of said River, thence Northerly in a Straight parallel line to land formerly owned by one Harris Way now by Ozro Morrill, thence Westerly along the South line of the said land formerly owned by Harris Way as aforesaid, now by the said Ozro Morrill, to Canal Stream, thence still Westerly on A. Lyon’s South line and continuing Westerly to a point opposite the place of beginning […] [together with] the equal and undivided one fourth part of the said Levi Spalding’s Right to the dam belonging to said Grist Mill and the right and privilege of taking Water from the said dam […] ». Le lot est vendu pour la somme de 650 dollars.

Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.

Acte : # 7259
Date : 17 janvier 1861
Deed of Sale by Charles Byfield Stone, Miller of the Township of Stanstead, to Levi Spalding, Trader of the Town of Derby (Vt.).

Résumé : Vente d’une partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …one equal and undivided one fourth part of that certain tract or parcel of land […] beginning at the distance of four feet West of the North West corner of the Mill dwelling House so called, and extending from thence Southerly to the center or middle of the River on said lot, thence Easterly up the center or middle of the said River, the exact distance of sixty feet, East of the South East corner of the said Levi Spalding’ Grist Mill on said River, at the middle of said River, thence Northerly in a Straight parallel line to land formerly owned by one Harris Way now by Ozro Morrill, thence Westerly along the South line of the said land formerly owned by Harris Way as aforesaid, now by the said Ozro Morrill, to Canal Stream, thence still Westerly on A. Lyon’s South line and continuing Westerly to a point opposite the place of beginning […] [together with] the equal and undivided one fourth part of or right to the dam belonging to said Grist Mill and of the right and privilege of taking Water from the said dam […] ». Le lot est vendu pour la somme de 1 500 dollars. [Spalding se réapproprie la part de terrain vendue à Stone en juin 1859. Voir acte # 6685]

Railroad Street: The Gaylord house (owned by Mr. Neveu) Naret, two small houses near the grist mill and at the foot of the hill, beyond the paper mill, the Reed house.

Article « Pioneer Life on the Frontier »,14 février 1952 (biographical sketches)

Levi Spalding: Worked with S. Foster and after 1844 he worked with A. T. Foster and C. B. Burnham in “Foster, Spalding & Co.” The other 2 eventually left

1803: Col. Kilborn and Andrew Young: grist mill and saw mill powered by the canal they built

1823: Freeman Haskell: bought canal, grist and saw mills and built linseed oil mill

In 1823, Freeman Haskell purchased from the Kilborns the entire water power of the canal, with the saw mill, grist mill and clothier’s works, and built a linseed-oil mill. He began with good prospects, but was unfortunately killed by falling against the saw in his mill. His arm was cut entirely off, and survived the accident but a few days. His brother, Sylvanus C. Haskell, succeeded him in the business, but soon after sold out and left the country. (p. 33)

« The Village of Rock Island », Supplement of the S. D. R., 17 décembre 1901, 4 p.

Le « grist mill » est opéré par Stephen Greenleaf depuis 1862. Il a augmenté la production de 50 à 400 boisseaux (« bushels ») par jour.