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Letter to George Foster and Sons from Thomas McCosh

Description
Creators
McCosh, Thomas, Author
George Foster and Sons
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 December 19, 1901. Mr. McCosh writes of an enclosed order in addition to customers paying off their bills and to inform Fosters they can draw on Dean's account.
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
December 19, 1901
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.023.019.008
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
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Recommended Citation
Letter to George Foster and Sons from Thomas McCosh, December 19, 1901. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.023.019.008.
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Full Text

Plattsville Nov 28th 1901

Messag Geo Foster and Sons

Brantford

Gentlemen

Herewith enclosed

please find orders. Could you

do any business in [illegible]

and [illegible] here. You go owl

to [B] this morning then down

to [Drumdale] and bak to [Sarnia]

in the afternoon. [AG Gryphon]

[godenneh] paid me his last bill

PJ Dean was busy today so

can ask [Patterson], he left word for

me to tell you to draw on him

for and of his a/c.

I Remain

Yours truly

Thomas McCosh

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