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o r-- ^ ^/CAL Members of the transcription team Barb Dawes Bob Dawes Lewis Zandbergen Pat Marshall The co-operation of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon Council and Township Office Staff is gratefully acknowledged Our front cover: The top graphic shows part of an original 1838 Assessment Roll. The identities of the persons who appear on the front page arc not known. If you can put names to the faces we'd love to hear from you. The images are taken from the photograph collection of Lewis Zandbergen. The signatures of Samuel Horton. Peter Chard. Ebcnezer Allen and Nicholas Lake are taken from a petition of 1859; these individuals are also listed on the 1838 assessment roll, the earliest available. 1851 Rawdon Township Assessment Rolls ©2007 Published by Stirling-Rawdon Historical Society c/o 149 Frankford Road, Stirling, Ontario K0K3E0 ISBN 0-9736122-3-3 -V>