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Letter to George Foster and Sons from the Simpson Brothers

Description
Creators
Simpson Brothers, Author
George Foster and Sons
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
This item is a letter sent from the Simpson brothers, merchants from Onondaga, to George Foster and Sons on May 3, 1901. The brothers write to George Foster and Sons, requesting clarification of a discrepancy and enclosing $185.69 as payment.
Notes
George Foster and Sons was a Wholesale Grocery business initially located at 143 Colborne Street before relocating to a larger building at 251 Colborne Street on the historic South Side of Brantford.
Date of Original
May 3, 1901
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Local identifier
985.86.014.041.005
Collection
Brant Museum and Archives Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Brantford
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636
  • Onondaga
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1178642661781 Longitude: -80.1189249206543
Copyright Statement
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Recommended Citation
Letter to George Foster and Sons from the Simpson Brothers, May 3, 1901. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.014.041.005.
Contact
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Full Text

Onondaag May 3/01

Mess Geo Foster and Sons

Brantford

Gentlemen

[Would] Mr John A McDonald

pay you [$14] dollars.

So be placed to our credit.

We find you credited us

with $6.00 in [Sta] is

thus not cash received

from McDonald. Would

like to borrow privately

as we wish to

him his not [unlikely]

we still could.

Enclosed find cheque

for one hundred eighty

five 69/100 dollars to cover

statement. Yours truly

Simpsons

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