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Reproduction Map of Canada and Nova Scotia
Part of Map collection
A reproduction of a Canada and Nova Scotia Map by John Thomson. Original map made in 1821 and held at the Archives of Ontario. Scale: British Statute Miles 69 1/2 to a Degree.
Archives of Ontario
Midland District Hastings County Report on Roads, Crt. of Quarter Sess. 1810-30
This file contains a ledger recording roads passed in the Midland District in the County of Hastings from 1810 to 1830. Allan McLean Esq. was acting as Clerk of the Peace of the District. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_McLean_(Upper_Canada_politician)
these were recorded by James Nichollas, Clerk of the Peace, Midland District.
Trenton : Bleecker's Ferry, 1830-1834
File contains a newspaper article and a photocopy of the same, with a reproduction of a sketch of Bleecker's hotel and ferry as they appeared in the 1830s. The ferry served as a crossing for the Trent at the location of the present Highway 2 bridge in Trenton.
Letter from William Burke to John Steward
Letter from William Burke in Kingston, Ontario, to John Steward at the Trent river, asking him to sell Burke a wagon and send it to him via the Brockville (ship) on the following Monday.
File contains an 1845 customs commission for the Port of Belleville.
Reproduction Map of Principal Communications in Canada West
Part of Map collection
A reproduction made in 1971 of the Hastings and Prince Edward sections of a Map of the Principal Communications in Canada West by Major Baron de Rottenburg. Original map made in 1850 and held at Library and Archives Canada. Scale 2 miles to an inch. Each of the sheets provides a close look at the roads, lands and lighthouses in the townships and districts at the time. Library and Archives Canada reference: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=4138509&lang=eng
DeRottenburg, Major Baron
Belleville Petition for Surveyance Roads 1849-50
File contains 15 petitions for surveys and roads in the City of Belleville, c.1849-51.
Belleville Petition re Toll gate
File contains toll gate petitions, including: a petition by Joseph Provost and 60 others.
Survey for roads petitions 1850
File contains copies of Belleville survey and roads petitions from 1850.
Toll Gate – petition against 1850
File contains a copy of a 1850 Belleville petition of a Toll Gate.
Sewage & Sanitation petitions 1850-51
File contains copies of 1850-1851 Belleville sewage and sanitation petitions.
File contains a photocopy of a Fieldnotes Report and Diary of the Hastings Road Line by P.V. [Elmore?] Provincial Land Surveyor, 1853.
Plan of Ketcheson Block in the Township of Sidney
Part of Map collection
A certified reproduction of the Plan of subdivision of Ketcheson Block, west half of Lot # 31 in 2nd Concession Sidney Township, into park lots of 5 acres each for Elijah Ketcheson. Surveyed by P.V. Elmore, P.L.S. in January of 1853.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #49, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, O.L.S.
Elmore, Publius Virgillius, D.P.S.
Plan of Lot 38 in the Township of Sidney
Part of Map collection
A certified reproduction of the Plan of Lot # 38, 1st Concession of Sidney Township, property of William H. Ponton and William Breakenridge. Surveyed by P.V. Elmore, P.L.S. in May of 1854.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #63, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, O.L.S.
Elmore, Publius Virgillius, D.P.S.
Trent Canal : “Report on the Most Eligible Route” 1855 / N. H. Baird
File contains a printed booklet entitled “Report on the most eligible route for a canal between Lake Simcoe ..and Georgian Bay...to the Bay of Quinte...” by N.H. Baird, C.E., published at Belleville in 1855. The report discusses proposed routes for a Trent-Severn Canal project.
Plan of village lots on Lot 7 in the Township of Sidney
Part of Map collection
A certified reproduction of the Plan shewing the survey of village lots on Lot # 7 in 5th Concession of Sidney Township (Frankford). Shows route of Junction Railroad through village. Surveyed by J. S. Peterson, P.L.S. in May of 1855.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #89, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, O.L.S.
Peterson, J.S., P.L.S.
Hastings County : roads and bridges, June 1856
File contains manuscript petitions and reports and Council resolutions concerning the state of roads in Hastings County.
Hastings County Council papers : roads and bridges, September- December, 1856
File contains manuscript petitions and reports and Council resolutions concerning the state of roads and bridges in Hastings County, September-December, 1856.
Hastings County Council papers : roads and bridges, April, 1856
File contains manuscript petitions and reports and Council resolutions concerning the state of roads and bridges in Hastings County, April, 1856.
Belleville Water & Wells petitions for 1850-56
File contains petitions by Belleville citizens from 1850-1856 regarding water.