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Letter to George Foster and Sons from Thomas McCosh

Description
Creators
McCosh, Thomas, Author
George Foster and Sons
, Recipient
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
This item is a letter sent from Thomas McCosh, a Paris merchant, to George Foster and Sons on February 18, 1902. Mr. McCosh encloses clients orders and discusses his upcoming outings to Brantford, Brussels, and Harrison.
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
February 18th, 1902
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.032.029.003
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, February 18, 1902. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.032.029.003.
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Full Text

Commercial Hotel

A.F. Schumacher, Proprietor

Mildmay, Ont., February 18th, 1902

Mess Geo Foster and Sons

Brantford

Gentlemen,

Herewith enclosed please

find orders. I had to take a team and draw

all afternoon. Found the roads very heavy and

bad [timing] out. Coned do nothing on Greenwich

and ham [drne] nothing here. Mr. McDonald

paid me and of his account. I will go down

to Brantford in the morning and to Harrison in

the afternoon, and to [Palmerston] on Thursday

morning then to Brussels in the afternoon.

I remain

Yours truly

Th. McCosh

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