Receipt from T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York

Receipt from T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York, manufacturers of Slate and Marble Mantels regarding payment on mantle, March 6, 1876.

Bond between Alexander Fraser of the Township of Dumphries to the Honourable William Dickson of Galt

Bond (1 page, printed) between Alexander Fraser of the Township of Dumphries to the Honourable William Dickson of Galt for 304 pounds, June 21, 1830.

Probate (vellum) of Last Will and Testament of Hervey William Price of Welland who died Jan. 27, 1875

Probate (vellum) of Last Will and Testament of Hervey William Price of Welland who died Jan. 27, 1875. It is proven that the administration of the estate was granted to Joseph Augustus Woodruff, Aug. 19, 1880.

Province of Upper Canada Grant (paper mounted on canvas) to Alexander McDonell

Province of Upper Canada Grant (paper mounted on canvas) to Alexander McDonell. He is granted 400 acres in the Town of York, Lots numbered 12 and 13 in the 3rd Concession and part of Lot no. 16 in the 4th Concession. This was entered in the auditor’s office Dec 31, 1798, Dec. 31, 1798.

Some Incidents and Circumstances

- The first part of the document traces Mr. Haile’s lineage. His father, James Haile was a farmer. His grandfather, Amos Haile was a sailor for the early part of his life. He was placed on a British man-of- war in about 1758. He escaped and settled in Putney. (p.1) - His father’s mother’s maiden name was Parker. His mother’s maiden name was Campbell. Her father was a captain in the Revolutionary Army. (p.2) - His earliest memories revolve around the death of his aunt and the funeral of General Washington (although he did not witness this). At the time, his father was a Lieutenant in a regiment militia of Light Dragoons who wore red coats. (p.3) - In 1804, an addition was added to the Haile house which necessitated that William was to stay home to help with the building. He continued to study and read on his own. He was particularly interested in Napoleon Bonaparte’s victories. In that same year he was sent to Fairfield Academy where Reverend Caleb Alexander was the principal. (p.4) - On June 1, 1812, William was appointed as an Ensign in the Infantry of the Army of the United States. He was put into the recruiting service at Nassau (20 miles east of Albany) where he remained until September. (p.4) - He was assigned to the 11th Regiment of the W.S. Infantry and directed to proceed to Plattsburgh to report to Colonel Isaac Clark. (p.7) - He was assigned to the company commanded by Captain Samuel H. Halley who was not in the best of health and often absent. For a good part of the time William was in charge of the company. (p.8) - The 11th Regiment was encamped beside the 15th Regiment commanded by Col. Zebulon Montgomery Pike [Pike’s Peak was named after him]. Col. Pike generously drilled and disciplined the 11th Regiment since their officers didn’t seem capable of doing so. (p.8) - The first brigade to which William’s regiment was attached to was commanded by Brigadier General Bloomfield of New Jersey. Brigadier Chandler of Maine commanded the second brigade. (p.9) - At the beginning of November, Major General Dearborn took command of the army. He had been a good officer in his time, but William refers to him as “old and inefficient” earning him the nickname “Granny Dearborn” (p.9) - On November 17th, 1812, General Dearborn moved north with his army. The troops ended up in Champlain. There was no fighting, only a skirmish between a party of men under Colonel Pike and a few British troops who he succeeded in capturing. (p.10) - The troops were moved to barracks for the winter. Colonel Pike’s troops were put into suitable barracks and kept healthy but another part of the army (including the 11th Regiment) were sent to a barracks of green lumber north of Burlington. Disease soon broke out in the damp barracks and the hundreds of deaths soon followed. One morning, William counted 22 bodies who had died the previous night. He puts a lot of this down to an inexperienced commanding officer, General Chandler. (p.11) - At the beginning of 1813, William was stationed as a recruiter on the shore of Shoreham across from Fort Ticonderoga. In February, he returned to Burlington with his recruits. In March he received an order from General Chandler to proceed to Whitehall and take charge of the stores and provisions. In April and May it was decided that his half of the regiment (the First Battalion) should march to Sackett’s Harbour, Lake Ontario. They arrived at Sackett’s Harbour about the 10th of June, a few days after the Battle of Sackett’s Harbour. (p.12) - He was camped near the site of Fort Oswego and got word to head back to Sackett’s Harbour. A storm overtook the schooner that he was on. (p.14) - William was involved in the Battle of Williamsburg (or Chrysler’s Farm) which he calls a “stupid and bungling affair on the part of our generals”.(p. 18) - General Covington was wounded and died a few days after the battle. (p.19) - William speaks of being ill. The troops were ordered to march to Buffalo, but he is able to go to his father’s house in Fairfield where his mother nursed him back to health (p.23) - Upon arrival at Buffalo, the “old fogy Generals” were replaced with younger, more efficient men. (p.25) - On page 27 he sums up a few facts: In 1812, the army was assembled on Lake Champlain with the intention of capturing Montreal, and then Quebec. That year, under General Dearborn the army marched as far as Champlain, then turned back and went into winter quarters. In 1813, the army was assembled at Sackett’s Harbour and that year the campaign ended at French Mills which was 70 or 80 miles from Montreal. In 1814, the army at Buffalo were some 400 miles from Montreal with still the same object in view. - He says that these facts make “a riddle – difficult to explain”. (p.27) - On the evening of July 2nd they embarked on the boats with the objective of capturing Fort Erie. The enemy were all made prisoners of war (p.27) - On July 4th they went to Street’s Creek, 2 miles above the Chippewa [Chippawa] River (p.28) - Page 29 is titled The Battle of Chippewa [Chippawa] - He speaks of 2 drummers who were fighting over the possession of a drum when a cannonball came along and took of both of their heads (p.29) - He proclaims that this was one of the “most brilliant battles of the war”. The battle was fought and won in less than an hour after they left their tents. He credits General Scott with this success and states that was due to his rapid orders and movements. (p.30) - The dead of the battle remained on the field during the night. He describes this as quite gloomy seeing friend and foe lying side by side. At daybreak they set to work digging trenches to bury the dead. (p.31) - Colonel Campbell was wounded and advised to have his leg amputated. He refused, and subsequently died. (p.32) - It is said that the British threw several of their dead into the river and they went over the Falls. (p.32) - His troops repaired the bridge over Chippawa which the enemy had partially destroyed and then pursued the British as far as Queenston Heights. (p.32) - On pages 33 and 34 he speaks about meeting an old friend of his, Philip Harter. - The account ends at Queenston Heights

Sermon panegírico que en honra de María Santísima en su prodigiosa imagen del Pueblito, en la función anual que le hace su ilustre cofradía con asistencia del muy ilustre ayuntamiento : predicó en la Iglesia del Convento Grande de nuestro seráfico padre San Francisco de la ciudad de Querétaro el día 14 de febrero de 1814

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Sermon patriótico-moral predicado en el convento de religiosas de la Concepción el día 18 de diciembre de 1814

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Impugnación de algunos impíos, blasfemos, sacrílegos y sediciosos artículos del código de anarquía, cuyo título es: Decreto Constitucional para la libertad de la América. Sancionado en Apatzingán a 22 de octubre de 1814. Y de otros varios escritos fingidos representantes de las provincias, y pueblosde la América Septentrional, en que por sus mismos principios y notarios hechos, se les convence de enemigos de la religión, y del Estado. Extendida por el señor Dr. Don Pedro González Araujo y San Rom��n, prebendado de esta santa Iglesia metopolitana.

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Ocurso presentado en 31 de marzo de 1875 al ayuntamiento de esta ciudad por los mercenderos de aguas, con motivo de la petición hecha por el Sr. D. Carlos M. Rubio, el 18 de enero del presente a��o y la injusta retención que hace diariamente de ellos con grave perjuicio de los dueños y de la salubridad de la población.

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Indagaciones sobre la amonedación en la Nueva Espa��a, sistema observado desde su establecimiento, su actual estado y productos y auxilios que por este ramo puede prometerse la mineria para su restauración, presentadas en 10 de agosto de 1814 al Real Tribunal General de Mineriade Mejico

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Discurso pronunciado por el ciudadano doctor José Eleuterio González ; director del Colegio Civil de Monterrey, en la distribución de premios del mismo Colegio el día 26 de agosto de 1875.

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La causa guadalupana : los últimos veinte a��os (1875-1895), conel final de la coronación de la celeste imagen del Tepeyac

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Sexta carta pastoral que el Ilmo. Sr. Dr. D. José María del Refugio Guerra y Alva dignisimo Obispo de Zacatecas dirige a todos sus diocesanos, para publicar la encíclica de nuestro Santísimo Padre Pio Papa IX de 24 de Diciembre de 1874, en que su Santidad promulgó el Jubileo Universal del a��o Santo de 1875

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Carta pastoral del Ilmo. Sr. Obispo de Querétaro con motivo del gran jubileo del a��o santo, en el presente de 1875

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Florecitas de la vida de la venerable madre María de Sales Chappuis del Instituto de la Visitación fallecida en Troyes en olor de santidad el 7 de octubre a��o 1875.

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