W.W. Tyrrill receipt, June 1888
Description
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Documents
- Description
- A receipt from W.W. Tyrrill, of St. Catharines, Ontario dated June 2, 1888, for a ladies Swiss watch priced at $11.00. The receipt is a rental agreement which specifies the terms of a fee payment schedule. Information on the receipt indicates Mr. Tyrrill sold watches, jewelry, silver plated goods, albums and Bibles. He is also listed as an agent for pianos, organs and Singer sewing machines.
This receipt was in the possession of Iris Sloman Bell, of St. Catharines. Relatives of the Sloman Bell families include former Black slaves from the United States who settled in southern Ontario. - Notes
- There are various spellings of the Tyrrill name within the Bell family archive. Other forms of the name include Tyrell, Tyrrell, and Terrell.
- Place of Publication
- St. Catharines, Ontario
- Date of Publication
- 2 Jun 1888
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- W.W. Tyrrill
- Corporate Name(s)
- W.W. Tyrrill, Singer Sewing Machines
- Collection
- Rick Bell Family Fonds - RG 63
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.16681 Longitude: -79.24958
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Brock University Archives, Rick Bell Family Fonds RG 63, Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario
- Terms of Use
- Current copyright applies. In some instances, researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Brock University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the Library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
- Contact
- Brock University ArchivesEmail:dsharron@brocku.ca
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