Name/Title

Notice Letter

Entry/Object ID

2005.09.01.10

Scope and Content

General letter notifying a client of changes in price, satisfactory guaranty, installment payment plan, and request for recommendation to friends. Transcription : DEAR MADAM:-- in reply to yours of recent date, find enclosed book of particulars, telling how and what we teach, also system and first lesson which teaches how to take measures and make a perfect fitting waist and sleeve lining. This you must learn before even a shirt waist, because we use system set to perfect measures of person you are cutting for, to make patterns of all outer goods, of waists, skirts, coats, etc. The under part of sleeve lining is cut by same piece as upper. . see large sleeve draft. Rule is piece used for cutting all styles of skirts and is taught in seventh lesson. Measures for the height of darts are taken from waist line to just below bust To more thoroughly advertise our course we are giving this $15.00 cash System and full course for $5.00 cash. If satisfactory send $5.00 no later than one week after receiving System. Upon receiving $5.00 we will send full course of lessons, (you may take as long as you wish to study lessons.) If not satisfied return parcel registered to our address in as good condition as when received one week after receiving. All taking advantage of this cheap rate are requested to send with $6.00 from six to twelve names and addresses of those who are learning dressmaking in shops, or friends they think might take a course, so we can send them our book of particulars only. but if you object to do this we ask you to recomend our course to your friends instead. Hoping to receive a favorable answer by required date. I remain, your's truly. Stratford, Ont. MRS WM STAFFORD.

Collection

Office supplies Collection

Cataloged By

Lay, Katrina

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

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Letters

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1905

Location

Location

Container

Box 5

Shelf

Shelf 19

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Container

Box 2

Shelf

Shelf 7, Shelf 7

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

August 24, 2017

Location

Container

Box 5

Shelf

Shelf 19, Shelf 19

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

August 24, 2017

Location

Container

Box 2

Shelf

Shelf 12, Shelf 12

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

July 31, 2016

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-02-08

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 26, 2005

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023