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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 dated April 15, 1901. After enclosing orders, Mr. McCosh writes about his previous business transactions with Mr. Moyer for $100 of dried apples for groceries. He intends to soon travel to Walkerton, Greenwood and Riverdale the following day.
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
15 April 1901
Subject(s)
Correspondence
Businesses
Wholesale trade
Letter
Personal Name(s)
Thomas McCosh
Corporate Name(s)
George Foster and Sons
Local identifier
985.86.081.011.002
Collection
Brant Museum and Archives Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Brantford
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.132945886348 Longitude: -80.2759944947815
  • 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, April 15, 1901. Brant Museum and Archives Collection. Item No. 985.86.081.011.002.
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Full Text

[Illegible] April 15 1901

Mess to Geo Foster and Sons

Brantford

Gentlemen,

Herewith enclosed

please find orders. Could do

nothing here, Moyer said abut

one hundred Dollars of dried apples

to [Bayfront], and take them

in groceries. I got of out Clifford

and drove out here. Will go on

by [illegible] to Walkerton

through and will drive over

to Greenwood and Riverdale

tomorrow, and will be in

Walkerton tomorrow night.

I remain

Yours truly

Tho. McCosh

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