HomeMy WebLinkAbout777"Photocopy of a microfilmed document. The microfilm was borrowed from the
National Archives.
IMPORTANT
RESOLUTIONS!
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Township of PICKERING,
held at the Court House, in the Village of Duffin's Creek, on Saturday,
the 24th of August, 1848, and convened for the purpose of raising by public
subscription, a sum of, money to be offered as a Reward, for the discovery and
conviction of the incendiaries who set fire to the Dwelling House and Barn of
Mr. Jordan Post, in their Township, on the nights of the 18th and 20th of August,
as well as to give public expression to their feelings of unmitigated detestation and
horror which the community entertain for the cold-blooded and assassin-like
malignity that could impel the cowardly incendiary thus to convert the home and
hearth of a respectable and unoffending family to a scene of wide spread calamity
and desolation; and also to devise means for bringing the unprincipled wretches to
well merited and condign punishment. Mr. Eli Leavens was unanimously called to the
Chair, and Francis Leys, Esq., requested to act as Treasurer, and P. F. Whitney, Esq.,
Secretary
Moved by Ebenezer Berrill, Esq., and seconded by Francis Leys. Esq., and
Resolved, That a public subscription be now taken up, for the purpose of raising a
sum of money, to be offered as a reward for the detection and conviction of the person
or persons who set fire to the dwelling house and barns of Mr. Jordan Post,
in Pickering, on the nights of the 17th and 20th August, 1848; and also that
Committees be formed to carry out the above object throughout the Township.
Moved by Mr. James Greig, and seconded by Mr. Donald McKay, and
Resolved, That four Committees be formed, for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions;
and that the following gentlemen do compose said Committees:— North West quarter
of the Township ; Mr Joshua Wixon, Wm. Miller, Wm Mitchell, J. Remer. and
Wm. Walsh. North East quarter; Messrs. N. Howell, John Little, Wm. Waddle,
E. Berrill. and F. Green. Esqrs. South West quarter: Messrs. David Clarke,
Gen. Roomer, Abraham Knowels, G. Laing, and Wm. Dember, Esqrs.
South East quarter: Donald McKay, Wm. Hartwell, P. Taylor, John Richardson,
and James Logan.
Moved by F. Green, Esq., and seconded by Mr. P. Taylor, and
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor General, as head of the Government,
be humbly requested to head the subscription list, with such a sum as to his
Excellency shall seem meet, to aid in raising the proposed reward, for the detection
and conviction of the incendiaries.
Moved by E. Berrill. Esq. and seconded by E. Bostwick, and
Resolved, That the following gentlemen be appointed to memorialise his Excellency
the Governor General, on the foregoing resolution, viz : P. F. Whitney and Francis Leys,
Esqrs., and D. Burns and Mr. J. Greig; and that P. F. Whitney, Esq., be convener of the
said Committee, in whom all the subscription lists shall be given in on or before stated
day, the 9th September next.
Moved by Mr. Joshua Wixon, and seconded by D. Burns, and
Resolved, That it having come to the knowledge of this meeting, that subsequent to
the notice convening the present meeting, another incendiary fire occurred on the
night of the 25th inst., on the property of Mr. Geo. Post, by which the barn, and a
considerable quantity of grain were consumed ; that two thirds of the sum now
subscribed shall be paid for the discovery and conviction of the incendiary or
incendiaries, who set fire to Mr. Jordan Post's buildings, on. the 18th and 20th inst ;
and the other one third for the discovery and conviction of the incendiary who set fire to
Mr. Geo. Post's buildings,
on the night of the 25th inst. -
Moved by Mr. James Logan, and seconded by Mr. George Brown, and
Resolved, That Mr. Leavens do vacate the chair, and that Mr. P. Taylor be requested to
take the same. When the thanks of the meeting was unanimously voted to
Mr. Leavens for his proper and gentlemanly conduct in the chair.
Pickering, August 24th, 1848.
P. F. WHITNEY, Secretary.
On the same evening the following sums were subscribed by the individuals
present at the meeting; in the following manner, viz: We. the undersigned,
hereby promise to pay the Treasurer, Francis Leys, Esq., the sum opposite
our respective names, in case of the discovery and conviction of the incendiary
or incendiaries who perpetrated the aforesaid felonies:—
Francis Leys, - £ 12 10
Ebenezer Berrill, - 10 0
Frederick Green, - 5 0
James Greig, - - 5 0
Joshua Wixon, - - 5 0
G. Post, - - 12 10
Jordon Post, - - 12 10
Peter Taylor, - - 2 10
Robert Burns, - - 3 0
Matthew Hodgson, - 5 0
P. F. Whitney, -50
G. W. Hubburd, - - £1 5
Donald McKay, ---15
Eligah Bostwick, - - 1 5
John Haight, Sen., - 1 0
Nathan Blow, - - 0 10
John Gormley, - 0 10
William Gorden, - - 1 5
John Lickens, - -50
William Williamson, - 15
James Logan, - 1 5
John M, Lumsden, - 5 0
L.Churchill, - -£15
James Peters, - - 1 0
NoahG. Hash, - - 1 5
George Brown, - - 1 5
John C. Mitchell, - 0 5
Henry Crawford, - - 40
William Hartwell, - 1 5
William W. Caldwell, - 0 2 6
John Whiteside, - 20
Arthur Lepper, Sen. - 7 10
Printed at the ""News Letter Office [sic], Oshawa, by Oliphant & White."