History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902
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History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902
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Perth County&apos;s beginnings are a little different to those of the more easterly districts of Upper Canada in that its land allocation, and so settlement, was made the responsibility of the Canada Company,<br><br> and they decided to discharge this responsibility by initially using a system of land allocation described as "leasehold" as opposed to the more conventional direct sale, or freehold system, employed elsewhere. This enabled settlement by pioneers who had little or no actual material wealth<br>The early chapters of William&apos;s book explain all of this in some detail, pointing out both the advantages and the disadvantages of the system.<br>Having dealt with these early details the author settles down to follow the development of the county in many detailed aspects leading, inevitably to a discussion of the founding and growth of each of the significant centers of population including giving credit to those who took a leading part in the process.<br>Finally, more than 10% of the book is given over to what are more normally termed "Biographies" of the early settlers, although Mr. Johnston calls them "sketches." There are several composite photographs of the leaders of various administrations.<br>For technical reasons some photographs / illustrations will not show the detail available on the retail version.<BR>The Archive CD Books Project exists to make reproductions of old books, documents and maps available on CD to genealogists and historians, and to cooperate with local libraries, museums and record offices in providing money to renovate old books in their collection, and to donate books to their collections, where they will be preserved for future generations.
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