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This proclamation would have been posted in all public buildings and would have been read on that day by most citizens of the city of Ottawa.
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Henry James Friel, 1823-1869. Mayor of Ottawa
Proclamation! Whereas, the Honorable Thomas D'Arcy McGee, ...Was Foully Assassinated in This City, on the Morning of the Seventh Day of April, 1868, ...I, Henry James Friel, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, Do Hereby Offer a Reward of $2,000 for the Apprehension and Prosecution to Conviction of the Assassin...
[Ottawa]: Bell & Woodburn, [1868].
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An early example of a printed circular letter. This one, sent by William Lindsay to Member of Parliament John Young, was designed to solicit votes for the position of clerk of the House of Assembly.
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William Lindsay, circa 1761-1834
Sir, Encouraged by the Advice of Some Friends, I Am Induced to Offer Myself as Candidate for the Clerkship to the House of Assembly...
[Quebec: Samuel Neilson, 1792].
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List of names supporting the candidacy of Augustin-Jérôme Raby (1745-1822) as member of Parliament for Lower-Town in Quebec City for the legislative election of 1796. Both Raby and John Young (circa 1759-1819), an influential merchant and politician, were elected in this second election in Quebec history.
Aux électeurs de la Basse-ville de Québec: messieurs et concitoyens: après la dissolution de notre Parliament provincial...
[Quebec: J. Neilson, 1796].
Before 1874, there was no secret ballot and citizens voted publicly for the candidate of their choice - when they were not intimidated to do otherwise. This poll book shows the names of voters listed by profession and the candidate they supported. This first election after the union of Upper and Lower Canada was one of the most violent in the history of Canada.
The City of Toronto Poll Book. Exhibiting a Classified List of Voters, at the Late Great Contest for Responsible Government.
Toronto: Lesslie Brothers, 1841. 22 [2] p.
The taxes were being collected to finance the Grand Trunk Railway line between Montreal and Toronto.
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Oxford Ratepayers! Look Out! You Are Called Upon Again to Vote Another £25,000 Tax. A Taxpayer, Ingersoll, June 30th, 1853.
Ingersoll: J. & J. Blackburn, 1853.
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The message of this Liberal candidate reflected the main issues of the time: grants to the Grand Trunk Railway; the union of Lower and Upper Canada; and the early discussions of a federal union of all provinces.
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S. Richards
To the Electors of the South Riding of Oxford.
[Brantford?, Ont.]: Herald Cheap Job Press, [1861].
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Address to the electors of the county of Grey by A.W. Lauder, soliciting votes in the upcoming election. Lauder was elected to the Ontario Legislature in the riding of Grey South in September 1867.
Abram William Lauder, 1834-1884
Do thaghadairean na hearran mu dheas do shiorramachd Grey.
Toronto: Bell & Co., [1867].
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