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Letter to George Foster and Sons from Robert Harbottle

Description
Creators
Robert Harbottle, Author
George Foster and Sons
, Recipient
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
This item is a letter sent from Robert Harbottle, a merchant from Burford, to George Foster and Sons on October 10, 1903. Mr. Harbottle has enclosed payment for previous purchases of dry goods, and wishes to have the receipt and statement provided to him on Saturday April 30th of that year.
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
24 October 1903
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Personal Name(s)
Robert Harbottle
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.094.005.001
Collection
Brant Museum and Archives Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Brantford
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636
  • Burford
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.0834 Longitude: -80.49968
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 Robert Harbottle, October 24, 1903. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.094.005.001.
Contact
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Full Text

Burford 24/10/1903-

To George Fosters - Dear Sirs, I enclose you $22

Twenty two dollars[=195$.192$.&591$=12$&12$ silver]

Please receipt it. I trust [John] will pay you more today

Last Saturday we got flour & dry goods.

Yours R. Harbottle. M.B.Burford, Ont

With your bill of new Saturday 31/10/1903 Send

Statement in full for [October]. That I pay you as

soon as possible [thereafter] R.H.

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