The fonds consists of one financial ledger created by William Prior Dixon between the years 1836 and 1848.
UntitledThis series consists of the administrative and legislative records of the District of Brock which replaced the administrative powers of the magistrates of the Quarter Sessions. The series is divided into the following subseries:
A) Minutes
B) By-laws
C) Finance
C1 – Treasurer
C2 – Auditor
D) Warden
E) Clerk
F) Council
The first subseries consists of the Minutes of the District Council, which are divided into three volumes. A part of this series includes motions and rough minutes.
The second subseries contains the hand-written by-laws of the District Council, and loose drafts and copies of by-laws.
The third subseries includes letters, assessment lists and statements that provide an excellent picture of the raising and expenditure of monies as well as provides information on some of the County’s earliest settlers. This subseries is divided into two sub-subseries: Treasurer and Auditor. The Treasurer's (H.C. Barwick, 1842-1853) records consist of general correspondence, assessment lists, and a variety of financial statements and accounts. Correspondence includes requests from individuals for reassessment of their property taxes whereas Assessment records include lists of lands returned by the assessors of several townships in the District of Brock. These lists include the name of the Township and the description of the portion of each lot, concession and acreage. In addition, there are eleven bound volumes which give assessment information from all of the townships except Burford. Financial statements cover a number of areas such as receipts and disbursements of taxes arising out of Wild Land taxes, statements of the County House and Gaol Fund and statements related to Public Improvements and the School Fund. Accounts include general accounts for services provided as well as a School monies account ledger. The Auditors records consist of audited accounts, statements, reports, and applications for the office of the Auditor.
The fourth subseries contains the Warden’s files, 1842-1849. The first Warden of the new District Council appointed by the Governor was Peter Boyle de Blaquire, the standing local member of the Provincial legislative council.
The fifth subseries consists of the Clerk’s files. It contains miscellaneous correspondence and copies of proceedings of public meetings. The appointed clerk of the District of Brock was William Lapenotiere, a son of a post captain at the battle of Trafalgar.
The last subseries, Council files, presents a detailed account of the structure of the District Council; such topics include building of roads and bridges and the provision of education.
UntitledThe fonds consists of the following newspapers:
Woodstock Herald – 9 January 1946 – 7 January 1947.
Woodstock Herald & Brock District General Advertiser. – 7 August 1846 – 26 February 1847.
Oxford Star & Woodstock Advertiser. – 4 February 1848 – 19 January 1849.
This series is divided into two subseries: Court (A) and Gaol (B). The Court records include reports, summons, notices regarding Coroner’s Inquests, some records of court cases, and general fee funds and rough minutes of court. In addition, a ledger contains a list of land offered by the Sheriff. The Gaol records include several letters concerning the management of the Gaol.
UntitledThe fonds consists of two financial ledgers compiled by Robert Lindsay, General Merchant, of Innerkip, between the years 1856-1865.
UntitledThe fonds consists of ledger no. 3 compiled by Charles C. Carryer, Saddler etc. of Woodstock, Ontario between the years 1860 and 1869.
UntitledThe fonds consists of twelve diaries created by George Abbot Gray between the years 1857 and 1878.
UntitledThe fonds consists of four diaries created by Joseph Peers, of East Oxford Township, between the years 1865 and 1878.
UntitledThe fonds consists of one Partnership Accounts ledger belonging to Thomas Wright & Sons. – 1871 – 1880.
UntitledFonds consists of marriage register, 1858-1875, Quarterly Board minutes, 1849-1887, of Ingersoll Methodist Circuit (includes Oxford/Ingersoll Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Ingersoll (formerly Oxford), Thamesford, Sweaburg).
UntitledThe fonds consists of three books created and compiled by Thomas Preston Hart between 1881 and 1890, related to financial matters concerning his farm/business.
UntitledThe fonds consists of two ledgers compiled by James A. Fowler, Woodstock Shoemaker between the years 1866 and 1892.
UntitledThe fonds consists of four financial ledgers created between 1860 and 1893.
UntitledThe fonds consists of architectural drawings completed by architects, Thomas Cuthbertson and Joseph A. Fowler. They are arranged into the following series:
Series 1: House of Refuge
Series 2: Music Hall, Woodstock (Woodstock Opera House)
Series 3: Residence of Dr. D.R. Ross, Embro
Series 4: St. David’s Ward School, Woodstock
Series 5: Ayr Public School, Ayr
The fonds consists of photographic negatives featuring members of the Patteson family. Most of the photographs on the glass plate negatives were taken by Rose MacInnes (nee Patteson) and feature the Pattesons on their estate in Eastwood, Ontario (the former Admiral Henry Vansittart property). The film negatives feature Daisy (Christine Millicent) Moss (nee Patteson) and her son Pat (Thomas) Moss.
It is arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Glass Negatives - Eastwood
Series 2: Film Negatives - Pat & Daisy Moss
The fonds consists of two wage record books compiled by C.P. Harrison, Cabinet Maker between 1889 and 1894.
UntitledFonds consists of marriage register, of Meaford Congregational Church, 1862-1865 (includes unidentified marriage records from East Zorra Township, West Zorra Township and Embro, 1880-1896).
UntitledThe fonds consists of records created by James Kintrea. They are arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Census Commissioner
Series 2: Financial
Subseries A: Account Books
Subseries B: Cash Books
Series 3: Deputy Clerk of the Crown
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The fonds consists of one scrapbook compiled by Helen (Nellie) M. Carryer of Woodstock. It consists of magazine images, poetry, stories, and other items pasted into an old accounts’ ledger by Miss Carryer, which includes financial entries dated 1856 and 1857. The ledger may have belonged to her father, who worked as a saddler and harness maker on Dundas St.
UntitledThe fonds consists of records related to created and compiled by members of the Kerr family. They are arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Diaries (Annie Kerr)
Series 2: Collegiate Institute Spectators (Annie Kerr)
Series 3: Artwork (Nora Stuart Kerr)
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