File contains a printed copy of a poster inciting Prince Edward County residents to join in opposition to the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849. On verso is a copy of a similar poster issued in Kingston.
File contains a newspaper article from 1921 relating the events of riots by factions and the burning of the parliament buildings in Montreal in response to the Rebellion Losses Bill of 1849.
File contains a newspaper article concerning clashes between opposing political and religious factions in Ottawa regarding the ratification of the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849.
File contains a manuscript statement of damages submitted to the Provincial Government by George Smith for damages to a firearm sustained while serving in the Rebellion in 1838. Also contains a manuscript claim submitted by Samuel R. Smith for three days service in the militia in 1837. Also present is a manuscript affidavit of William [Bower?] J.P. dated December 28, 1845 attesting to a claim by Barnard Smith for the loss of his log home in Frankford in 1837 or 1838 due to fire
File contains a newspaper article dated February 23, 1899 recounting an unidentified veteran's recollection of the Battle of Shannonville on February 22, 1838 when Hastings Regiment militia members engaged in a brief military engagement with rebels and American sympathizers.
File contains two printed completed warrants for witnesses to appear in Kingston before a Grand Jury on May 4, 1838 at the trial of Joseph Canniff and others, on charges of high treason.
File contains a completed printed warrant for witnesses to appear in Midland District Court in Kingston on May 30, 1838 at a trial of Nelson Reynolds and Hugh Scanlon on charges of high treason.
File contains a newspaper clipping dated 5 August 1958 concerning Roscoe Robson, former M.P. for East Hastings, who resigned his office to accept the position of Sheriff of Hastings County.
File contains a photocopied typescript letter from Ponton, Ponton & Graham, Solicitors to W.C. Mikel, 21 October 1932, listing the members of the Royal North West Mounted Police who were from Belleville and vicinity.
File contains a printed poster advising municipal residents to vote for the reduction of licensed drinking places in various municipalities, including Belleville. Also present is a newspaper clipping announcing an upcoming talk entitled “The Man that Rum Makes,” by Dr. W.J. Fairfield on 21 November 1887, and a clipping about a horse theft in Sidney after a drinking episode by the perpetrator.
File contains a letter from Fred E. Thain to Mr and Mrs Clarence Cornell, written five days before his execution by hanging for the murder of Arnold and Nancy Wellman.
File contains several newspaper clippings on miscellaneous topics including the operation of the Trenton court, and town infrastructure and administration.