- Subseries
- 1764-1971, predominant 1764-1930
Subseries forms part of the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds series and consists of 222 land transaction registers, 1764-1930, recording the sale or transfer of land between grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer), mortgage assignments and releases, quit claim deeds and numerous other documents relating to land transactions. The documents recorded in the land transaction registers are transcriptions (the Registry's copy) of the original documents held by grantor and grantee.
Series includes: mortgage registers for the Dominion Building and Loan Association (1896-1901), Nova Scotia Savings Loan and Building Society (1908-1911), Canadian Farm Loan Board (1934-1971); a Partnership Book (1883-1943); and one volume describing the Cumberland Boundaries of School Sections (1847-1903).
Series also includes six Crown Land Grant Books, A to F (with indexes) 1854-1969, which provided a local copy of land grants also recorded at the Crown Lands office.