Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.72

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter from Sarah Thompson, Toronto; to Mrs. J.H. Lawrence, Orillia, Lake Simcoe; dated: 6 January 1839; "CITY OF TORONTO U.C. JA 8 1839"; postage: "7"; small remnant of a red wafer seal; re: personal letter, "the English Church was burnt and every thing was burnt up in it, the hotel St. Lawrence was burnt down... is beginning the new year very badly."

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

41 cm

Update Date

December 22, 2020