John Weston Baxter

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Stanstead Journal: « Pioneer Life on the Frontier », Feb. 7, 1952

  • “Twin houses”: residence to Mr. L. R. Robinson and Mr. J. W. Baxter: in trade in the “Old Yellow”

Stanstead Journal: « Pioneer Life on the Frontier », Feb., 1952 (biographical sketches)

  • Carlos F. Haskell: Junior partner in the firm of Baxter, French & Haskell. He built the Mammoth store and move into it in December 1852.
  • J. W. Baxter: had business with different partners in the old Yellow. (d. 1863)
  • Porter and Wiley: Started in the Old Yellow as clerks in the employ of J. W. Baxter
    • Purchased the business after the death of Baxter in 1863 and later became the owners of the Old Yellow store.

Forests and clearings (original publishing July 15, 1874)

  • The Old Yellow Store”
    • Built in 1809, by Hon. Timothy Hinman. It was first occupied by Nehemiah Colby, of Derby. The property has passed through various hands and is now owned by the heirs of the Hon. P. Baxter. The store has been successively occupied by Baxter & Chamberlin, Baxter & Edmonds, Judd, Bates & Holmes, Judd, Bates & Wood, Baxter, French and Haskell, P. & J. W. Baxter, and Porter & Wiley. (p. 33)

The Eastern Township Businesses’ & Farmers’ Directory for 1888-89

p. 147

  • Baxter J W, clerk

BANQ

  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 2222
    • Date : 9 avril 1846
    • Deed of Sale by John Blunden Aldrich, Boot and Shoe Maker of the Township of Stanstead, to John Weston Baxter, Merchant Trader of the same place.
      • Résumé : Vente d’un terrain du lot no 1 du 9e rang du canton de Stanstead, pour la somme de 80 pounds et décrit ainsi : « …on the West side of a certain Canal near Rock Island […] bounded in front towards the West by a certain Road leading from Stanstead Plain to Derby Line, to the East by the said Canal and to the North by Wyman’s Bridge […] with the said wooden frames dwelling house and all other buildings and improvements […] ». (Possiblement la “Gilmore House” sur la carte « modifiée » de 1856 ; le bâtiment a-t-il servi pour les commerces de J. W. Baxter et, précédemment, J. B. Aldrich ?)
  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 4916
    • Date : 31 décembre 1851
    • Deed of Sale by John Weston Baxter, Trader of the Township of Stanstead, to George Richardson Holmes, Merchant Trader of the same place.
      • Résumé : Vente d’un partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …on the West Side of a certain Canal near Rock Island, being about sixty feet in front towards the West, by thirty five feet in depth towards the East, bounded in front towards the West by a certain Road leading from Stanstead Plain to Derby Line, to the East by the said Canal, and to the North by Wyman’s Bridge so called […] ». La vente est conclue pour la somme de 100 pounds. [Voir Acte # 2222. Possiblement la “Gilmore House” sur la carte « modifiée » de 1856]
  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 6960
    • Date : 8 mars 1860
    • Deed of Sale by Samuel L. French, Trader of the City of Boston (Mass.), to Asa Burton Nelson, Trader of the Township of Stanstead.
      • Résumé : Vente de deux parties du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « … [1] being that part of the West portion of a part of the said lot which the said Samuel L. French and John W. Baxter heretofore held in common between them, that lies on the north side of the bye road, leading across the river between the Yellow Store of Portus Baxter Esq. and Carlos F. Haskell, bounded and described as follows, commencing on the river at Low water mark, on the Easterly side thereof, about six feet Southerly of the Wyman Bridge “so called”, and extending from thence Easterly on the road the distance of Eighty seven links, thence Southerly from the said road, ninety links, thence Easterly on a straight line to a point opposite the centre of the length of the barn heretofore held in common between the said vendor and the said Baxter, thence Southerly on a straight line to the centre of the length of the said barn, thence still Southerly through the center of the length of said barn and along the centre of the driveway from the said Barn to the said Bye road being the same driveway as heretofore held in common between the said vendor and the said Baxter to the North side of the said Bye road, leading across the said river between the said stores, thence westerly, along the Northerly side of the said Bye road, to a line on the margin of the said river , said line being the line drawn by Joseph Kilborn late Land Surveyor as appears by the plan of the Survey thereof date in the month of April 1808, and now in the possession of Portus Baxter Esquire of Derby, thence Northerly along said line to the place of beginning […]. [2] …being the equal Westerly half of that portion of the said tract of land heretofore held in common between the said vendor and the said Baxter, that lies South of the said Bye road, as the same is and extends and also the equal right and privilege in common between the said John W. Baxter and the said purchaser […] of drawing water by logs or pipes from the spring on the residue of the said tract of land now belonging to the said John W. Baxter, to the house and barn erected on the tract of land hereby sold […] ». Les lots sont vendus pour la somme totale de 1 000 dollars [voir aussi actes # 6958 et 6959, pour des détails supplémentaires concernant cette transaction].
  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 6987
    • Date : 28 mars 1860
    • Deed of Sale by John W. Baxter, Trader of the Township of Stanstead, to Asa Burton Nelson, Trader of the same Township.
      • Résumé : Vente d’une partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …distinguished as the equal Easterly half of all that part of a certain part […] which the said John W. Baxter and one Samuel L. French heretofore acquired from William H. Holmes and Ozro Morrill and heretofore held in common between them, that lies South of a certain Bye road, leading across the river between the Yellow Store of Portus Baxter Esquire and the Store now owned and occupied by Carlos F. Haskell […] ». Le lot est vendu pour la somme de 175 dollars [complète l’achat de la partie Ouest du même terrain par Nelson, voir acte # 6960 (2e parcelle)].

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