This was the last page of the manuscript containing the article The Story of the Village of Harper, by W. Clyde Bell. Transcribed by Charles Dobie.

THE FIRST QUARTERLY RETURN OF LICENSES, ISSUED IN THE BATHURST DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 1848.
An abstract from the February 11th, 1848, issue of The Bathurst Courier,
the property of W. Clyde Bell, Perth, Ont.
Inns:Perth. £7 10sDrummond.Ramsay.
J. McCallumW. CodeA. Snedden
W. CoyleR. DoyleJ. McAllister
John StewartJ. Preston Jr.John Wright
C. GordonJ. McCaffryJ. Coulter
C. NichollS. HoganE. Houston
P. Dooker andF. Grant
M. ManionC. HollingerHorton.
W. WordieT. O’Neill
George BarryCarleton PlaceHenry Groves
W. GlascottR. McLarenJohn Munro
G. WardnerN. LavallieN. Wright
E. Farrell
Franktown.Smiths Falls.Xavier Plant
Ann BurrowsJ. Walters
J. HughtonA. F. WallPembroke.
J. ArmstrongPeter Hay
McNab.A. Currie
M. RoddyBathurst.
D. StewartJ. MurryWestmeath.
T. McIntyreB. BoltonJ. Lyttle
T. AustinW. Costello
Beckwith.
Ross.T. RiddPakenham.
J. McLarenD. McFarlaneIsabella McFarlane
A. GillisA. Currie
Lanark.J. JacksonLevi Rose
S. Buffam
J. LamondElmsley.
G. W. Young
Shops:Perth. £7 10sCarleton Place.Pakenham.
John KerrJ. A. GemmillD. Hilliard
W. Lock
James KerrMcNab.Smiths Falls.
W. CampbellP. MorrisJ. Shaw
J. Forgieand Company
J. HicksPembroke.
J. DoranD. O’Mara
Stills:P. McArthur, Beckwith, £10 0s
R. McLaren, Perth, £10 0s
Brewing Ale and Beer:R. Farr, Smiths Falls, £2 0s
Wm. Jobin, Smith’s Falls, £2 0s
( Signed ) A. LESLIE, Inspector of Licenses, Bathurst District.
A True Copy: J. Macdonald, J.P. Perth, Jan 31, 1848.