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Letter to George Foster and Sons from Thomas McCosh

Description
Creator
McCosh, Thomas, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
This item is a letter sent from Thomas McCosh, a Paris merchant and town clerk, to George Foster and Sons on July 1, 1901. Mr. McCosh requests and order of bananas and lemons, and writes about his upcoming schedule.
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
July 1, 1901
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.014.032.007
Collection
Brant Museum and Archives Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Brantford
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636
  • Paris
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -80.38333
Copyright Statement
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Recommended Citation
Letter to George Foster and Sons from Thomas McCosh, July 1, 1901. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.014.032.007.
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Full Text

Paris Station July 1st 1901

Geo Foster + Sons

Brantford

Gentlemen

Please ship

to Mr. Hilburn Paris

1 Box lemons 300

1 Bund Bananas

Also geo & [japlen] PAris

1 box lemons 300

1 bundle bananas

The Brantford Packer Co is w leave [meat sorven]

for [G.E. Jaglow] of it is not send [illegible]

please [telegraph] them and

have all his Philipps [illegible]

I will go on this [illegible]

[illegible], then tomorrow will

drive to Jamestown and Burford

will be in Ripley tomorrow evening

and kindly be ready

I remain

Yours truly T. McCosh

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