Essay

This is a typed essay entitled "An Ontario Street Reverie". It is 11 pages long, all single sided.
a- This is the first page of the essay. It has a hand written initial (a blue "D") at the start. The first page speaks to the historical importance of Ontario Street, the indigenous uses of it, the visit of Samuel de Champlain, and the establishment of Fort Frontenac.
b- This is the second page of the essay. It speaks to the conferences between European and Indigenous peoples before the settlement of Fort Frontenac, and the Fort under the tenure of La Barre, Governor de Denonville, Frontenac (again) and Montcalm.
c- This is the third page of the essay. It speaks to the prisoners and spoils of war brought to the fort in 1756, as well as the British attacks on Fort, it's abandonment, and re-habitation by the British in 1760. It also speaks to the Fort's use in the War of 1812. There are several margin notes and edits made in pencil.
d- This is the fourth page of the essay. It speaks to the military use of the Fort in 1899 and again in 1914-18. It also speaks to the history of Christian religious services and hospitals on Ontario Street. It finishes by mentioning the quiet during the American Revolutionary War. Various margin notes and edits have been made in both ink and pencil.
e- This is the fifth page of the essay. It speaks to the Loyalists arriving in Kingston after the American Revolutionary War. It also mentions the traders who would have set up shop on Ontario Street. There are some edits made in pencil.
f- This is the sixth page of the essay. It mentions various important merchants in the early days of Ontario Street (Richard Cartwright and Robert Hamilton, Robert Macaulay and his son John, Nicholas and Laurence Herchmer, and Thomas Markland). There are several edits and margin notes made in pencil.
g- This is the seventh page of the essay. It speaks to various important residents in the early days of Ontario Street (John Kirby, Henry Gildersleeve, Henry Murney, Christopher Hagerman, John Counter, Hon. George Markland, Dr. James Sampson, Dr. Marshall, Judge Burrows, and Thomas Kirkpatrick). It also begins to mention the story of Von Schultz. There are several edits and scribbles made in pencil.
h- This is the eighth page of the essay. It speaks to the trial and execution of Von Schultz, the taverns on Ontario Street, and the Penny Bridge which was replaced with the causeway in 1916.
i- This is the ninth page of the essay. It speaks to the creation of the Market Battery, it's subsequent sale to the city, and eventual demolishing. There are several edits and margin notes made in pencil.
j- This is the tenth page of the essay. It speaks to the rail yard and the history of shipping on Ontario Street. It ends by speaking to the atmosphere created by traditional sailors. There are several edits, marks, and margin notes made in pencil.
k- This is the eleventh and final page of the essay. It speaks to the regret of the loss of traditional sailing, on the Lake and River. It ends by reflecting on the history of Ontario Street. At the bottom it is signed off with "E. E. Horsey, / Kingston, / Christmas, / 1944."