“Buy Belleville” – Article by W.N. Ponton 1890
- CA ON00156 TR/0170
- File
- 1890
File contains newspaper clippings written by and about W.N Ponton on “Buying Belleville” and on buying electricity from Trenton.
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“Buy Belleville” – Article by W.N. Ponton 1890
File contains newspaper clippings written by and about W.N Ponton on “Buying Belleville” and on buying electricity from Trenton.
1885 Northwest Rebellion Campaign: list of “A” & “H” Company Belleville Veterans
File contains a photocopied typescript letter from Chas. S. Clapp to Lt. Col. William Nisbet Ponton dated October 29, 1914 concerning the A. and H Companies of the Midland Battalion at Batoche during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. Also present is a photocopied typescript list of veterans from the two companies who served during the Rebellion.
Argyll Light Infantry : invitations to concerts and display
File contains a printed invitation announcing a talk and photographic display by Frank Yeigh, Toronto, which included photographs of the Argyll Light Infantry in 1899. Also present is a printed announcement of a concert in support of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, held in Stirling on February 27, 1900.
Argyll Light Infantry : list of officers, 1863-1943
File contains a photocopied printed list of the officers by rank of the Fifteenth Battalion Argyll Light Infantry from 1863 to 1943.
Argyll Light Infantry : story of formation, 1862
File contains a newspaper article with a historical retrospective on the formation of the Argryll Light Infantry in response to a perceived threat from the United States during the Civil War.
File contains Belleville Gas Co. invoices from c.1886, a c.1927 Belleville Gas Co. bill for W.N.Ponton, a Belleville Gas Co. Letter from c.1898 to Col. W.N.Ponton, and miscellaneous Belleville Gas Co. Letters and invoices from the W.N.Ponton estate.
Belleville Gas Company
Belleville Post Office – 1st letter posted at Belleville under new penny rate Dec 1898
File contains a c.1898 certificate of post office registration, c.1898 letter from Lt. Col. Ponton re Marquess of Lorne, c.1898 letter to Col. Ponton from J. Earl Halliwell, and a c.1898 letter to the Marquess of Lorne John Douglas Sutherland Campbell.
File contains one page ts. copy of letter from Lt. Col. W.N. Ponton to Lt. Col. J. E. Halliwell and one two page ts. original letter from Lt. Col. Halliwell to Lt. Col. W.N. Ponton concerning the formation of a cadet organization or boys' brigade.
File contains manuscript and typescript copies of correspondence sent and received by Col. W. N. Ponton concerning the development of hydroelectric power on the Trent River. Also contains correspondence regarding the proposed electrification of the Belleville waterworks by the Trenton Electric and Water Company.
Gladstone & Sulphuret Goldmining Co., Belleville
File contains manuscript correspondence and corporate reports relating to the Gladstone and Sulphuret Gold Mining Company. Also present are mimeographed copies of a list of lands owned or controlled by W.N. Ponton in north Hastings ca. 1910, and a mimeographed copy of the results of a mineral analysis of Coe Hill, and Madoc area ores
Lennox and Addington : Sheriff's Office
File contains miscellaneous legal papers including manuscript writs of execution against goods and lands, writs of summons and copies of manuscript and typescript correspondence to the Sheriff of Lennox and Addington County from Belleville barristers and solicitors.
Letter from Capital City Chapter Masonic Lodge to W. N. Ponton
Letter concerning levels of membership in the Capital City Chapter Masonic Temple of Albany, New York, written by Chapter secretary Charles Leonard Myers to William Nisbet Ponton of Belleville, Ontario.
Capital City Chapter No. 242 R.A.M.
Letter from Henry Corby to Col. Ponton
Letter written from Henry Corby to Colonel Ponton, containing H. Corby Distiller & Importer letterhead
Corby, Harry
Masonic : history of the Grand Chapter, 1932
File contains a printed booklet by the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Canada commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Chapter. Includes a history of the Chapter and photographs of past Grand head officers (Grand Zs) including W.N. Ponton
Mines and Minerals : Hastings County
File contains several typescript reports and correspondence concerning the mineral resources and the treatment of ores, including gold, iron, and other minerals found in Hastings County. Also contains a printed prospectus of The Gladstone and Sulphuret Gold Mining Company of Ontario ca. 1881, which had temporary headquarters at Belleville.
Newspapers : 'North Hastings Review' advertising quote
File contains a manuscript quote for printing services by the North Hastings Review issued to W.N. Ponton.
Newspapers: “The Belleville Sun” statement to W.N. Ponton
File contains a manuscript statement of account from the Belleville Sun concerning advertising charges incurred by Col. W.N. Ponton.
Oddfellows : letter re: Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. 1897
File contains a manuscript letter dated 7 August 1897 on I.O.O.F. printed letterhead, from A. Bates, Secretary, Belleville Branch, Grand Lodge of the International Order of Oddfellows, to W.N. Ponton thanking the latter for making the Armory available for a reception of the Grand Lodge in August, 1897.
Officers' Mess Kit : price list for complete kit, 1895
File contains a printed list of the item cost for a complete kit for an officers' mess, by Apsley, Pellatt & Co. China and Earthenware Manufacturers, London, England. Also present is a manuscript listing of file items in the W.N. Ponton Papers, 1896-[1908] with brief descriptions of the contents including memoranda, lectures and correspondence.
Railway : Ponton letter concerning Grand Trunk dining room
File contains a typescript letter from W.N. Ponton to L.J. Sergeant, General Manager, Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Montreal regarding a proposed deputation of the Hastings County Council and the Board of Trade to the G.T.R. in Montreal pressing the need for a dining room at the Belleville terminus.