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Print is a reproduction of a portrait of John George Lambton, also referred to as "Radical Jack" or Lord Lambton, at 27 years old. It is a reproduction of an oil painting made by Thomas Phillips in 1820. The oil painting is based on a much smaller mezzotint produced a year earlier by Phillips and Samuel William Reynolds.

Lambton was born in 1792 in present-day Westminster. First elected to British parliament in 1813, Lambton served until 1833 and helped draft the Reform Bill of 1832. Following his resignation, he was raised to the house of lords, becoming Viscount Lambton and Earl of Durham. On May 29th, 1838, Lambton arrived in Upper Canada, in the role of Governor General and High Commissioner to British North America. He was tasked with the responsibility of preparing a report on the Canadian Rebellions of 1837. His famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America", sometimes referred to as the Durham Report, was released to mixed reviews a year later, in Jan. 1839. The result of the report was the union of Upper and Lower Canada into a single colony. Lambton's work in Canada also was instrumental in paving the way for responsible government.

William Pearce Howland was so impressed by Lambton that he named Lambton Mills, formerly Cooper's Mills, after him around 1850. The two men most likely never met.

Carbon typescript transcript of Arthur Lang's diary prepared as a Christmas souvenir in 1907 by T.A. Lang in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. It includes a copy of a letter from one of Arthur Lang's granddaughters, giving some family background. Arthur Lang describes the sea voyage, scenery, and passengers on trip from Montreal, through the Lachine Rapids, to Prescott, Ontario. The diary also discusses Lang’s experiences inspecting land near the townships of Ramsay, Lanark, and Dalhousie in Lanark County, Ontario.

Fonds consists of a notebook maintained by William Hands while sheriff for the Western District (1803-1833). Most of the entries concern court actions where Hands had been called to summon witnesses and serve court subpoenas. The entries consist of the court, date, names of those summoned, name of the attorney, and the sheriff's fees.

Fonds consists of baptisms, 1805, Quarterly Board minutes/financial account book, 1795-1823, of Niagara Methodist Episcopal Circuit (includes Thorold, Beaverdams (Beaverdam), Chippawa, Thirty Mile Creek Church in Clinton Township, Fifty Mile Creek Church, Fort Erie, Lanes Chapel, Red Meeting House in Stamford Township, Warner's Chapel in Niagara Township (now Niagara On The Lake), Stoney Creek).

Fonds consists of marriage records of Hallowell Township and material related to White Chapel, Picton, 1803-1823.

Collection consists of a Crown land grant issued by the Province of Upper Canada.

Fonds consists of records documenting the administration, proceedings and debates of the Juvenile Advocate Society. Fonds includes correspondence, receipts, minute books, dockets, a membership roll and a booklet. The dockets document financial matters, various proceedings, and constitutions and ordinances of the Society.

Fonds consists of photocopies of correspondence re ministry in Nova Scotia, 1785-1787; microfilm copy of journal with entries between February 1785 and April 1787 that cover Garrettson's ministry in Nova Scotia and include references to followers of Henry Alline and Calvinists, 1752-1826.

The John Allison fonds contains two school notebooks penned by John Allison as a boy of thirteen showing a superb example of penmanship. They also stand as an example of what was taught in schools at the time. Both were bound at a later date. Together, the two books form one series.

Fonds consists of minute books that document the proceedings of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Luneburg Distict (1789-1802) and Mecklenburg District (1789-1790, 1793-1800, 1813-1816). The volumes record the dates of the court sittings, names of the defendants, charges, pleas, lists of jurors sworn, verdicts and penalties. One of the volumes also contains marriage oaths from between 1794 and 1827.

Fonds consists of photocopies of correspondence with the London Missionary Society.

Fonds consists of marriage certificates, 1797, 1807-1811; correspondence, 1790-1809, 1827.

Item is a letter sent to Daniel Brand of Port Hope from the Commissioner of Crown Lands Office in York regarding the cost to purchase Lot 15 in Concession 1 of the Township of Hope.

Fonds consists of diary of family dates, 1728- [182?].

Fonds consists of an Order of Service (1971); an Annual Report (1915) and two published histories (1932, 1979) of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Maple, Ont.).

Fonds consists of minutes of Annual Conferences, 1829-1832.

Item consists of one handwritten volume which is the account book for a Haldimand Township tavern owned by Eliakim Barnum. Entries include liquor sold, prices, and customers' names and accounts. Small documents are inserted in the account book.

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Seven legal documents regarding the sale of land in the Township of Dumfries in Southern Ontario.

File list:

1. Deed of land between Aaron White and Joseph Dorland -100 acres (Hallowell Township) – June 5, 1818
2. Deed of land between between William Dickson and William Otis - 50 acres – May 9, 1831
3. Deed of land between between William Dickson and John Campbell - 315 1/3 acres – July 14, 1832
4. Deed of land between between William Dickson and Jacob Kinsey - 150 acres – April 25, 1833
5. Deed of land between between William Dickson and John Fraser - 50 acres – October 1, 1834
6. Deed of land between between William Dickson - Levi Howell, 25 acres – April 16, 1834
7. Receipt for Joseph Pettengall from the Commissioner for Crown Lands - 100 acres (Hillier Township) – June 6 1839

Fonds consists of correspondence to Chalmers related to Canada, 1817-1834. Correspondents include John Strachan, Jabez Bunting, numerous Presbyterian ministers in Canada, several representatives of the Glasgow Colonial Society, two Congregationalist ministers, and a member of the Edinburgh Ladies Association.

Deed of bargain and sale on vellum, dated December 12, 1834, details a transaction between Vincent Dewell, and his wife Harriet, with Henry Smith regarding a plot of land in exchange for 50 pounds. The plot of land is identified as the west part of lot 29 on the 8th concession of Hope Township in Durham County, Upper Canada. Two red wax seals appear on the bottom right corner of the deed.