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Contents: one undated photograph showing a Breithaupt Leather Co. truck in front of the Shipping Dept. at the tannery, which was located in Kitchener, Ont. Photograph by Denton.

Item is a set of four matching pewter plates. They have a motif of a bird on top of a crown stamped along the rim. The hallmarks on the back of the plate are likely pseudo marks, intended to replicate the look of silver goods. Above these, the letter X is stamped below a crown, a symbol that was often used to indicate a specific quality of metal.

Contents: 7. p. ms. report dictated by Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes for his superiors, recounting in detail the events of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Major-General James Wolfe captured Quebec on Sept. 13, 1759, but died on the battlefield. His opponent, the Marquis de Montcalm died the next day. Holmes dictated a detailed account of the battle and sent two copies on separate ships to the British Admiralty. This document is the second copy of that report.

Item is one pewter plate. The marks on the bottom suggest it was likely produced by Samuel Duncumb, an English pewterer active in the 18th century.

Fonds consists of a notebook containing diagrams of 84 contredanses with written annotations, circa 1780. Diagrams show the step by step movements of specific types of dances such as La Camille, Les Caprices de Chantenany, Les Cerises de Montmorenci, and Le Retour de Blanchard.

List of Contredanses included in Notebook:

La Camille
Les Deux Amies
La Zemia
La Labotiere
La Caprices Indiens
La Legere
L'Aufantine
L'été
La Nouvelle Etienne
La Nouvelle Monaco
L'Anglaise
Paule et Virginie
Lew Tembourins Picards
L'Union Intime
Les Trois Amis
La Champete
Les Caprices de Chantenany
Les Folies de Roncé
Les fête Villageoise
La Crécy
Les Plaisirs de Warennes
La Juno
La Petite Chasse
La Colbert
La Victoire de Cobourg
La Princesse d'Orange
La Rosalie
Le Duc d'Yorck
La Coalisée
L'arrivée du P. d'Orange
L'Espangnole
La Belle Elizabeth
Les Plaisirs d'Irlande
Carlalez [?]
La Julie
4o. La Tulipano
Le Retour Autrichien
L'Arrivée de l'Empereur
Les Cerises de Montmorenci
La Yacinte
La Belle Annete
Les Bons Amis
La Simplicie
Les Plaisirs d'Alançon
La Figaro
La Fille à Nicolas
L'inconnu à la Redoute
La Belle Poûlé
Le Plaisir de Chatenet
La Satisfaction
La Chinoise
La Petite Charmante
Le goût du jour
La Guchen
Le Plaisir de Basque
La Pastorale
La Charboniere
Les nouveaux capricieu
La Redoute
La Vandeuie
L'Enfant Trompeur
La Petite Savoyarde
Luca
Les hannetons [?]
Le Depart Indien
La Chasse d'Amour
Les Dettes
La Nouvelle Eté
La Tarare
Le Portaille Anglois
Le Caprice de Erevan
Les Amourettes
Les Pantalon
La Neuville
La Monaco
L'Elisabeth
La Fête villageoise
L'Infortuné
Le Retour de Blanchard
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Portrait is a reproduction of an 1791 painting of John Graves Simcoe, First Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.

Map is a reproduction of a map from 1800. It is the first printed map of Upper Canada, and details the new townships and counties in the region. As per the text on the map, it was commissioned by John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor. Originally it would have included a text with topographic descriptions.

Item is one pewter plate. The hallmarks on the back of the plate are likely pseudo marks, intended to replicate the look of silver goods. Above these, the letter X is stamped below a crown, a symbol that was often used to indicate a specific quality of metal.

Contents: one 53 p. vellum bound ms. cookbook of unknown origin. Cookbook features approxamitely 50 recipes in at least fifteen different hands. Most recipes are for desserts, although a few are for savoury dishes and household products. Some recipes are signed and signatures include M. Moore, Mary Dawson, and S. Lowels. Also included in the file is an index of recipes and the original seller's note.

Map is a composite image created from two separate photographs detailing the boundaries of the Toronto Purchase between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

The original sale is dated to 1787, however there were questions raised about the legitimacy of the documents and about the delineation of the land. In 1805 a formal purchase was documented, and is referenced in the text of the map. This is accompanied by the signatures of the purchase. William Claus, the Deputy Superintendent of Indian Affairs, signed on behalf of the Crown.

Item is a composite image created from two separate photographs detailing the boundaries of the Toronto Purchase between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit. The original sale is dated to 1787, however there were questions raised about the legitimacy of the documents and about the delineation of the land. In 1805 a formal purchase was documented and is referenced in the text of the item. William Claus, the Deputy Superintendent of Indian Affairs, signed on behalf of the Crown.

One unidentified English account book with entries from 1800-1809 for wages paid, property taxes, debts, etc.

Whiskey Ledger belonging to Nathaniel Haskill who owned property and lived at Lot 16, Broken Front and Lot 165, Concession 1, Hope Township (now the Municipality of Port Hope). The earliest date of entry is 1801 with most dates primarily from 1807- 1813. - the inside pages are hand written with the purchaser's name, a description and amount of whiskey purchased and the means of payment. Often based on a barter system with payment made in the form of bushels of wheat, cows, barrels of flour etc. Some customers paid in cash. - comprised of 145 pages which are written upon with the remaining pages blank. The first 33 pages include more than one customer, where later pages, 34 - 145 are devoted to a single customer. Each customer has two pages together, side by side. In handwriting at the top is the name of the customer. First name on the left page and surname on the right side page. Left page also lists the date, amount of whiskey obtained and the cost in pounds and shillings. The left page indicates the means of payment.

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.

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.

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.

For a more detailed description, use this link to the Archives of Ontario's descriptive database: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+4257?SESSIONSEARCH

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.

One document on vellum: a grant of land in Hastings County, Upper Canada to Frederick Keller, heir of the original grantee, his brother David Keller, deceased, dated Feb. 10, 1835.