Relates to Henry Smith, Jr., Member for the County of Frontenac, being incapable according to law of taking a Legal Oath of Office, as he was never acquitted of a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury, 31 July 1835.
Relates to appreciation for a copy of the book,'Il Meo Patacca,' and offers translations and explanations of various passages. Includes a notefrom John S. Boasi to Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow praising Basso's explanations and providing forty-nine translations of all of the engraving captions in the book.