The Court Houses of a Century / A Brief Historical Sketch of the Court Houses of London Distict, the County of Middlesex, and County of Elgin

by Kenneth W. McKay

COMPILED BY
KENNETH W. McKAY, COUNTY CLERK.

PUBLISHED BY
THE ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL.

With Introduction by James H. Coyne, B. A.

The Times Printing Company of St. Thomas, Limited.

1901.

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CONTENTS.

		PAGE.
1.	Introduction. By J. H. Coyne, B. A.	[1]
2.	The Munro House, 1800-1802	[5]
3.	The Turkey Point Court House	[6]
4.	The Vittoria Court House, 1815-1826	[7]
5.	The London Court Houses, 1826-1853	[7]
6.	The Elgin Court Houses, 1853-1900	[9]
7.	Statistics--Population, Number of Houses, Etc.	[27]
8.	Plan of Court House	[28]
ILLUSTRATIONS.
1.	[Frontispiece.] The Munro House
2.	The London Court House	[8]
3.	Warden Locker, 1852-1855	[10]
4.	The Elgin Court House, 1860	[11]
5.	D. J. Hughes, Esq., County Judge, 1853	[12]
6.	The Elgin Court House Before the Fire	[13]
7.	Court Room after the Fire	[14]
8.	Wardens 1898-1899, Chairman Building Committee, Architect and Contractor	[16]
9.	New Court House	[17]
10.	D. J. Hughes, Esq., County Judge, 1899	[18]
11.	Court Room	[19]
12.	Library	[20]
13.	County Council Chamber	[21]
14.	County Clerk's Office	[22]
15.	Stained Glass Window, Main Stairway	[23]
16.	Court House, East Side, showing Jail Entrance	[24]
17.	Gaol Yard	[25]
18.	A Gaol Ward	[26]
19.	Plan of Building	[28]
REFERENCES.
	District and County Records.
	Oxford Gazetteer, by Shenston.
	U. E. L. Settlement at Long Point, by Tasker.

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