This file contains the list of reading material available in the Mechanics Institute's library.
Sans titreThis file contains a hand-written draft of the 1889 Annual Meeting Minutes of the Port Hope Mechanics Institute.
Sans titreFonds consists of the operating papers of the Port Hope Mechanics Institute (later Port Hope Carnegie Free Public Library, and Port Hope Public Library), c1874-1889. Please refer to series-level descriptions for more detailed information.
Sans titreFile contains documents for the year ending 30 April 1887. Includes list of executive members and notes.
Sans titreFile contains a three page speech presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mechanics Institute on May 1, 1887. The report discusses the events of the previous year and the Institute's business.
Sans titreFile contains the minute book from the Port Hope Mechanics Institute, April 1875-April 1887, and includes minutes and book lists. Newspaper accounts of the Annual Meetings are pasted in the book.
Sans titreFile consists of one letter of resignation by C. W. Weatherilt, dated October 14, 1886.
Sans titreFile contains one page of the "List of Voters for the year commencing 1st January, 1886, the Polling District No. 1, Ward 1, North in the Town of Port Hope, in the Electoral District of the East Riding of the County of Durham, Ontario." The List contains the names of those eligible to vote, their place of residence, post office addresses, "Nature of Qualification" (real property, son of owner, etc.), Municipality, Location (street address), Title to Qualifying Property (tenant or owner), Name of Parent, if the voter is qualified as a son of a farmer or other owner of real property also nature of parents title to real property.
Voters list is only partial, listing 130 names from A to M. The reverse has pasted on "1886 List of Voters PORT HOPE" and written above in blue pencil "Port Hope Mechanics Institute". It appears that this list which was used for the 1886 provincial election was used as a reference list of some sort for the Institute to draw members
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