Report and valuation of lot 4 in 9th Con. Blenheim in County of Oxford owned by George Tait, $1500 for 5 years.

Name of Owner: George Tait
Wife: not married
How many acres: 140 acres
How many cleared: 120 acres under cultivation
How many slumped: 80 acres
How fenced: split rail in good order
Character of soil: Rich clay loom
Any Orchard: Yes quite young
What state of cultivation: good
How much dry land: all dry except small creek
How much swamp: none
How watered: Spring creek
Lumber, what kind: hard wood a little finer
What buildings: good doghouse, two frame Barns and four stables
Roads: good 3 miles from gravel
Nearest Post town: Ayr 3 miles
Cash value: $6560
Any remembrance, if so what: 2 wood gages, Sand chimney $500, [???] $600, to be paid off out of loan

80 a $45= $3600
40 a $40= $1600
20 a $18= $360
[Total] $5560
Building =$1000
[Total] $6560

I testify I have seen the above mentioned property and that the above description and valuation is correct.
Hamilton 5 July 1864
John Willson [Signature]