Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.92

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter to Samuel Street Esq. Niagara Falls; from Thos. G. Ridout Cashier; dated: Bank of Upper Canada Toronto 3 March 1840; re: Estate of Robert I Kerr bank's claim of £393.19.1 and handed over to Henry I Baulton Esq. from now on; postmarks: 1. black double circle "CITY OF TORONTO MR 3 1840", 2. black stamp "TOO LATE", 3. black stamp: "PAID"; postage: red manuscript "9"; unbleached, laid paper; black and red ink; watermark: crown emblem and initials "JMC".

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

40 cm

Update Date

November 18, 2020