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                                                     Durham   Bentinck
                                                                          Oct 14^th 1858

Mr. James Mullan
            Teacher
                            Sir
                                   As Secretary of the Educational
Soiree Committee I have great pleasure in trans-
mitting to you the sincere regret and sorrow
shown at your departure from amongst us as
expressed in the following resolution, which
was unanimously carried at the Soiree of the
13^th inst
                               Resolution
             Moved by J.M. Sutherland and Seconded by
             A.B. McNab Esq^r.
That this meeting desires to express its high sense of character and
conduct of Mr. James Mullan as a Teacher of the youth
that his departure from Durham is looked upon
with regret which is only tempered by the knowledge
that he goes to prepare himself for greater usefulness
and that all now present join in the hope and

                        A. Stewart            Trustees union
                        John Miller            School No 1
                        David Jackson     Bentinck & Glenelge

                        George Jackson
                                   Reeve of the Township of Bentinck
                                   and Warden of the County of Grey

                        Sam^l. E. Legate J.P.

POEM SENT TO J.S. MULLAN FROM ANN ELIZABETH STEWART