1812 History
Certificate of Achievement- John Pettit, March 26, 1825
Description
Sponsors
1812 History
Department of Canadian Heritage This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Creators
Robert Nelles, Correspondent
John Pettit
, Recipient
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
A certificate of achievement for John Pettit, Esq. of Grimsby for undertaking the task of carrying dispatches throughout the Niagara Region on behalf of Major Glegg and the military in April 1813. Pettit came to Upper Canada following the revolutionary war and, during the war, carried dispatches between various places such as Fort George, Stoney Creek, Burlington and Twelve Mile Creek. The certificate is written and signed by Robert Nelles on March 26th, 1825.
Pagination
p. 2
Date of Original
26 March 1825
Date Of Event
April 1813
Subject(s)
Military - 1812
Fort George
War of 1812
Stoney Creek
Upper Canada
Burlington, Ontario
John Pettit
Robert Nelles
Glegg, John Baskervyl., Brevet-Major
Twelve Mile Creek
Local identifier
73.7.10
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Grimsby
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1936006435859 Longitude: -79.5635032653809
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Recommended Citation
Image courtesy of the Grimsby Museum
Terms of Use
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Contact
Grimsby Museum
Email:museum@town.grimsby.on.ca
Website:
http://www.town.grimsby.on.ca/Museum/Main/

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Certificate of Achievement- John Pettit, March 26, 1825


A certificate of achievement for John Pettit, Esq. of Grimsby for undertaking the task of carrying dispatches throughout the Niagara Region on behalf of Major Glegg and the military in April 1813. Pettit came to Upper Canada following the revolutionary war and, during the war, carried dispatches between various places such as Fort George, Stoney Creek, Burlington and Twelve Mile Creek. The certificate is written and signed by Robert Nelles on March 26th, 1825.