Statement of vessels and merchandise passed downward through the Welland Canal at Port Colborne during the year 1859

Statement of vessels and merchandise passed downward through the Welland Canal at Port Colborne during the year 1859 showing nationalities of ports of clearance and discharge, June 29, 1862.

Appointment of Edmund Hodges to be a lieutenant in the 4th Regiment of Lincoln Militia

Appointment of Edmund Hodges to be a lieutenant in the 4th Regiment of Lincoln Militia of which Robert Nelles is the Colonel. This is signed by Hillier and Maitland, April 19, 1822.

Warrant that a complaint was presented to Edmund Riselay, Justice of the Peace in Bertie by Henry Nelles, Justice of the Peace in Niagara against William Wintermute and Benjamin Wright of Bertie by Joseph Lindeberry of Clinton

Warrant (1 page, handwritten copy) that a complaint was presented to Edmund Riselay, Justice of the Peace in Bertie by Henry Nelles, Justice of the Peace in Niagara against William Wintermute and Benjamin Wright of Bertie by Joseph Lindeberry of Clinton regarding the suspicion of Wintermute and Wright stealing wheat from the Lindeberry barn. Benjamin Wright seemed the guiltier of the two and therefore it is requested that he be brought before a Justice of the Peace to be examined. This document is stained, but this does not affect the text, April 4, 1837.

American Messenger, April 1859

American Messenger published by the American Tract Society. The name Alex Stobo is written on the front page. The newspaper is torn in half and torn again, but it is legible when pieced together, April 1859.

Mackenzie’s Toronto Weekly Message, July 16, 1859

Mackenzie’s Toronto Weekly Message, July 16, 1859.

Mackenzie’s Toronto Weekly Message, July 30, 1859

Mackenzie’s Toronto Weekly Message, July 30, 1859.