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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 November 21, 1903. Mr. Harbottle makes a request for new sugar and two bags of figs to be picked up the next time he is in Brantford.
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
21 November 1903
Subject(s)
Correspondence
People
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Personal Name(s)
Robert Harbottle
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.094.005.002
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: 43.1034566579619 Longitude: -80.4289555126953
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, November 21, 1903. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.094.005.002.
Contact
Brant Museum and Archives Collection
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Brantford, ON N3T 2W6
(519)752-2483
Full Text

Burford Nov 21/1903. Mess. George

Foster & Sons. Dear Sirs, Please let

the [leaver]

have for me [illegible] new raisin

1 [illegible]

they do not go to Brantford today. They will likely

need only 1 bag more of raw sugar. N

also keep for us

2 more [] of good eating figs like

what we got last, which kept for us.

Yours

R. Harbottle, Burford, Ont.

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