Letter and Cover

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.102

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter to J.D. Pringle Esq. Barrister Hamilton CW; from P.M. Vankaughnet p. JHS; dated: Toronto 7 Nov 1853; postmarks: 1. black broken double "TORONTO NO 7 1853 U.C.", 2. blue broken double "… ilton… 8… 53", 3. blue broken double "…C…8…", 4. smudged black date stamp, very faint; postage: stamped "3"; cobalt blue, crisp, laid paper; black ink faded to brown; re: question as to whether two mortgages to M.W. Brown have been discharged by Bank of Upper Canada.

Dimensions

Height

25.5 cm

Width

40.5 cm

Update Date

November 29, 2020