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The Community Press, March 4,1986 Found in the attic Peter O'Reilly District Clerk as moved by Mr. Cumming and seconded by Mr. Parker. Two nineteenth century manu­ scripts relating to the early history of the village of Stirling have recently been given to the curator of the Stirling Historical Society. The first document is an order letter addressed to Francis Macon- from the District Council Session, ne^ at Rawdon West post office at and dated February 15, 1885. It Fillers Mill. It was written at reads: It is ordered by the District The language is that of the time Council of the District of Victoria ^ is printed here as it was written. i The second item is a personal ft Whitby on December 29th, 1849.ft I in Sessions Assembled: Francis Maconnell and CatyThat the District Surveyor be instructed to proceed to Rawdon, Maconnell both of you are in our j and make out a plan and specifica- affections with respect to you both tions of the bridge to be erected feeling it our duty to write to you across Rawdon Creek, and to t0 let y°u *cnow that we are in advertise for competition on a tolerable good health at present certain day, say the first day of hoping these few lines will find you March, so that materials may be all in the same we thank you for got on the spot for the erection of the kind letter you wrote to us which appeared to be full of joy for Francis killing two Dear which joy prohibited you from the newes ft ft ft ft ft said bridge before the snow leaves, and that Edward Fidler and Jo­ seph R. Bush, Esquire, be a com­ mittee to raise the sum of twenty which we wanted you never let us know how you got home or how the rest of our Friends wear tell and further to assist the Surveyor James Lake that Samuel and his and that the clerk do notify them family is all well and that he talkes of coming down this winter and if they do your Aunt Olive will come along with them and tell, William B. Hough that his Uncle came to my house and he said he would write down to them give our compliments Brother Wess and to William and his wife and John Clark and his wife and to all enquiring friends So no more at present but we remain your affec­ tionate Uncle and Aunt - We want your answer to this McNutt Olive McNutt. ft ft five pounds by subscription to defray the expense of said work, ft ft accordingly. ft ft r ► James Both these pieces of paper con­ tain names still familiar to resi­ dents of Stirling village, and have been preserved in their original envelopes. pHBBH