The majority of the references are taken from books available from the Friends shop in the lighthouse interpretive centre or from:
66 Main Street
Brighton
613 475 1269
Atkins, H. (2006) Presqu'ile in That's Just the Way We Were: Brighton Memories. Brighton History Book Committee. p. 55 - 72.
O'Brien, B. (1992) Speedy Justice. The Osgoode Society. 167 pp.
GENERAL HISTORY
Discover Presqu'ile's Past - 2004 Tabloid - pdf download
The History Trail - Presqu'ile and Brighton's 11 Historic signs - pdf downloads
THE SPEEDY
Hessen Soldiers - The life of Mr. John Stegman, passenger on the Speedy - http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm