Rebellion : military discharge Patrick Hughes, 1839
- CA ON00156 TR/1999
- File
- 1839
File contains a manuscript letter of discharge of Patrick Hughes, who served as a volunteer from November, 1838 to April, 1839 in the 2nd Hastings Regiment Militia.
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Rebellion : military discharge Patrick Hughes, 1839
File contains a manuscript letter of discharge of Patrick Hughes, who served as a volunteer from November, 1838 to April, 1839 in the 2nd Hastings Regiment Militia.
Rebellion : military discharge John Hughes, 1839
File contains a manuscript letter of discharge of John Hughes, who served as a volunteer from November 1838 to April, 1839 in the 2nd Hastings Regiment Militia.
Bowen, Major D., Marmora : letters received, 1860
File contains a manuscript letter from Lt. Col. Simon Mackenzie, Hastings Regiment, October 1, 1860 concerning a controversy surrounding the proposed division of the battalion into two. Also present is a letter from Lt. Col. Mackenzie to Major Bowen dated June 19, 1860 regarding voluntary instruction of officers.
Hastings Militia : military commissions of Daniel G. Bowen, 1838-1857
File contains original printed and manuscript military commissions of office of Daniel G. Bowen, who served in the the Hastings Militia in various capacities from lieutenant to major in the period 1838-1857.
Prince Edward Militia : letter re: apprehension of prisoner.
File contains a manuscript letter from Capt. P.D. Downes, Commander at Chippawa, December 5, 1839 to D.B. Stevenson, J.P., Picton concerning orders to apprehend and hold Pte. Ezekiel Grooms, a deserter.
Prince Edward Militia : court martial, 1839
File contains a newspaper clipping regarding a document about a June 1839 court martial trial held in Consecon, Ontario, of thirty-five members of the Prince Edward Militia charged with various offences.
Hastings Militia : court martial of Corporal Francis McEvoy, 1839
File contains manuscript transcript of notes from Capt. James A. Fraser's Orderly Book concerning the court martial at Kingston of Corporal Francis McEvoy's for violent conduct toward an officer, Capt. O'Reilly, while in the service of the 2nd Hastings Militia Regiment in 1839.
File contains extensive typescript notes transcribed by Gerry Boyce from newspaper, archival and secondary sources concerning recruitment of volunteers, and military action in the Rebellion of 1837. Also present are mimeographs of two essays concerning Hastings County connections and military contributions to the defence of Upper Canada during the Rebellion.
Boyce, Gerry
Hastings Militia : Captain McLellan's Thurlow Company, 1837
File contains a photocopied manuscript list of members of Captain Donald McLellan's Company of the First Regiment of Hastings, 1837.
Rebellion, 1837-38 : letters re: Hastings militia
File contains typescript transcripts of colonial newspaper articles and correspondence regarding events associated with the Rebellion of 1837 and its aftermath in the area from Presqu'ile to Brockville, Ontario.
Rebellion : attack on Belleville newspaper, 1838
File contains typescript transcript of a letter from Colonel de Rottenburg to Governor George Arthur concerning the destruction of the printing presses and types of the local paper over concerns that they were sympathetic to the Rebellion of 1837-38.
Loyalty of Hastings townships : letter, 1838
Two typescript transcripts of a letter from the commanding officer in Belleville, Warren, to Colonel Halkeet, the Assistant Military Secretary in Toronto concerning the loyalty of local residents during the period of upheaval in 1838 as a result of the rebellion
Rebellion 1837 : units called for service
File contains manuscript notes by Fred Bradley on the militia called out by Lt Col Bonnycastle in Hastings totaling 1668 men and 108 officers divided into the Mohawks 1 st Hastings Light Dragoons, 2nd and 3rd Prince Edward (Infantry), Belleville Rifles (Infantry), and the 2nd Hastings.
Hastings Militia : Roll of 1st Regiment, 1830
File contains a photocopied manuscript Hastings Militia roll from 9 October 1830.
O'Carroll, John 1837 : victim of prejudice
File contains a manuscript account of the experiences of John O'Carroll, a Roman Catholic citizen of Belleville, who was unjustly accused of encouraging people to join the 1837 Rebellion.
Whiteman, James 1837 : affidavit of activities
File contains two copies of a reproduction of an affidavit by James Whiteman regarding his service as a volunteer in the militia during 1837-8. He volunteered in Shannonville, attempted to search for Hayden, arrested Joseph Canniff, and marched as far as Napanee on his way to Prescott before being discharged. He was 76 when he made the declaration. The original document was owned by Clarence Whiteman of Albert Street inn Belleville, James' great nephew.
Rebellion 1837 : reminiscence / by J. Noseworthy
File contains a reproduction from a scrapbook that announces the anniversary of the foundation of the Rifle Company by J. Noseworthy in Belleville 47 years prior in 1837.
Hastings Militia : Shannonville, 1834
File contains typescript of Hastings Militia returns from 1834 in Shannonville.
File contains typescript of Hastings Militia returns from 1834 in Huntingdon Township.
Hastings Militia : Hungerford Township, 1834
File contains typescript list of members of the Hastings Militia from Hungerford Township from 1834.
Crouse, C. Gordon