Letter by W.B. Hamilton, Penetanguishene, to Richard Miller, St. Catharines, May 25, 1853

dc.contributor.author	Cameron, Chantal
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-22T14:52:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-22T14:52:04Z
dc.date.issued	2022-03-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10464/15666
dc.description	The letter was likely written by William Basil Hamilton, a Penetanguishene fur trader and Collingwood pioneer. He was born in England but came to Canada in 1829, where he became involved with the lumber business. Miller & Boomer was a partnership of attorneys and insurance agents with offices at Niagara and St. Catharines.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A letter by W.B. Hamilton, Penetanguishene, to Richard Miller, St. Catharines, of Messr. Miller & Boomer. The letter concerns land values and hopes of a railway in the Penetanguishene area and is dated May 25, 1853. Hamilton mentions an enclosed agreement concerning Jacques Parisian [Praisien], one of the Drummond Island Voyageurs who had settled at Penetanguishene. However, the agreement is no longer attached.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;RG 721
dc.rights	CC0 1.0 Universal	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/	*
dc.subject	Richard Miller	en_US
dc.subject	Miller & Boomer	en_US
dc.title	Letter by W.B. Hamilton, Penetanguishene, to Richard Miller, St. Catharines, May 25, 1853	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2022-03-22T14:52:04Z

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