Bill of Account for William and Abraham Nelles From Geo. Forsyth & Co- 1800
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creators
- Geo. Forsyth & Co
- William and Abraham Nelles, Recipient
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Documents
- Description
- A transcript of an account, from July 1st, 1800, received of William and Abraham Nelles by Geo. Forsyth & Co. for lumber. This lumber was used for the first Court house, at King and Prideaux streets, and Navy Hall in Niagara. The Geo. Forsyth & Co. is believed to be connected to the Forsyth, Richardson Co. that was a major importer of merchandise for Upper and Lower Canada wholesalers and retailers. The first Court House was destroyed in the burning of Niagara in December 1813.
Size: 25 X 20 CM - Date of Original
- 1 July 1800
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 993.5.002
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Copyright Statement
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
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