Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Reports
Dénomination générale des documents
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Série organique
Cote
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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1842-1843 (Production)
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
1 cm of textual material.
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Historique de la conservation
Some of the material was donated to the Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives by a few different donors, including Mrs. W.B. Moore in 1965, Mr. Frank Jones in 1967, and Mrs. W.H. Penny [date unknown]. The collection also contains records that were found amongst the possessions of Colonel William Gourlay of the First Battalion Incorporated Militia. After his death, these papers were donated however, it is unclear as to who donated them and at what time. Other material was purchased by the Hamilton Public Library from Canada Book Auction in 1981. Earlier staff, unaware of the archival principle of provenance, placed all the material together, breaching this rule. Due to the nature of the material and the small amount, a decision was made by the archivist to keep it together and process it as a general collection on the First Battalion Incorporated Militia.
Portée et contenu
Series consists of various reports including Orderly Officers’ Reports, which pertain to the inspections of the soldiers and their barracks. The officers report on the state of the men, the equipment, the food, hospital, roll call, mess hall, and the overall state of the barracks, dating from June to September 1842. The series also consists of Morning Reports for Captain Hebbes, Captain Tench, Captain Brown and Captain Lanes, which record the state of the militia each morning, including the number of soldiers under arms, on parade, on guard, sick, prisoners and casualties, dated October 18, 1842, October 20, 1842 and October 29, 1842. This series also includes one Daily Sick Report recording the names of the men, their company, whether they are in the hospital or in quarters, and the ailment they are suffering from, dated February 8, 1843. Some of the documents in this series are originals and some are photocopies of originals.