File contains correspondence from the Public Archives of Canada (Ottawa) dated 1969 and addressed to Mary G. Plumpton, Curator, Hastings County Historical Society giving information for Robert Read, M.P. Senator. Tanner, distiller and farmer in Belleville. Director Grand Junction Railway; elected Legislative Council for Quinte Division. Elected House of Commons for Hastings East. Called to the Senate 1871.

File contains a typescript brief history of the life of the Honourable Edmund Murney, member of the Provincial Legislature of Upper Canada and Canada West during the period 1836 to 1857. Also contains a newspaper article from The Ontario Intelligencer, 13 August 1964 concerning the Murney-Faulkner [Falkiner] House, West Bridge Street, Belleville. Includes a reprint of a drawing of the home.

File contains 15 sanitation petitions from citizens of the City of Belleville, c.1849-51.

File contains 15 petitions for surveys and roads in the City of Belleville, c.1849-51.

File contains a petition by William Martin Jr. requesting the use of the marketplace for a public dinner.

File contains tax petitions, including: petition by Hugh McGinnis, petition by James Cardwell, petition by Sobiski Smith, petition by John Kerr, and a petition by John Hanigan.

File contains toll gate petitions, including: a petition by Joseph Provost and 60 others.

File contains 18 sidewalk petitions from citizens of the City of Belleville, c.1850-51.

File contains 11 petitions by citizens of the City of Belleville, for wells and water.

File contains a notice of petition from 1850, about protesting an election in the Baldwin Ward in Belleville.

File contains a petition by G.Wilcott asking for land to build a lighthouse, a petition by Jacob Bonter and Robert M. Roy for land for a lighthouse, and a petition by Samuel Munro on behalf of G.Wilcott for land for a lighthouse.

File contains petitions of William Le and 17 other residents of Baldwin Ward asking for another election.

File contains petitions for liquor licenses, including: Thomas Royal for liquor license at reduced cost, C.L. Coleman and 47 others for a saloon license for James Nixon, John Court petition for an inn license, D.S. Vandervoort and 8 others on working on the Sabbath, Thomas Redner petition and Daniel Crysdale petition for tavern license.

File contains petitions to form a fire department, including: William Rankin and 35 other residents from upper part of Belleville petitioning for independent fire department.

File contains petitions for salary increases and town appointments, including petitions by: John Addison, William Blaind, George McAide, and John Redner.

File contains a two-page manuscript biography of Sir Gilbert Parker with a list of the books which he authored, 1888-1910.

File contains miscellaneous biographical information about Billa Flint (b. 1805 d. 1894) who owned lumber and saw mills in Bridgewater and became Mayor of Belleville 1866 and warden of the County of Hastings in 1873 and held other elected positions, he was appointed to the Senate by MacKenzie. Documents include: newspaper clippings, a directory of his businesses, and typed and written notes.

File contains information regarding Hastings Electoral Districts from 1867-1930.

File contains information about M.P.P. Robert Ketchum Graham's time in office from 1867-1879.