1864 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

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Title

1864 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

Subject

Welland County meeting minutes for the year 1864

Description

Scanned copy of the proceedings of the council of Welland County for 1864.

Robert Coulter was County Warden, with the following councillors: Allanson H. Biggar, Amantus Schwaller, Andrew Kennedy, Edward Brown, Edward Lee, Jacob I. Benner, James Henderson, James McGlashan, John C. Kirkpatrick, John Hershey, Joseph Garner, Lachlan McPherson, Nelson Forsyth, Peter Learn, Reuben Green, Stephen Haney, and William A. Bald.

It contains three sessions: January 26-28, June 6-11, December 19-21.

The meetings were held at the Welland County Courthouse.

Welland County was the precursor to today's Niagara Regional government (Niagara was composed of Lincoln County and Welland County from 1856-1969).

In the minutes will be found historical decisions being made on subjects such as schools/education, bridges, public buildings, tax assessments, creation of by-laws, and more.

Creator

Welland County

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Publisher

H.L. Stone

Date

1864

Rights

Public domain

Format

Book segment

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LHC 971.338 Wel 1864

Coverage

Welland County

Files

1-compressed.pdf

Citation

Welland County, “1864 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed June 26, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11218.