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1842 Masonic Letter Written by James Fitzgibbon, regarding Masonic affairs, written to the Honourable R.B. Sullivan, datelined Kingston, 20 June, 1842, signed James FitzGibbon; FitzGibbon writes "Brother - May I request of you to place in the hands of Brother Dean, on or before the 6th July next, a Bill for £50 Sterling, to be remitted to London to pay the fees on the Warrant, and in part payment for the Jewels for the New Lodge. There are sixteen subscribers to the Petition: four pounds from each will be £64, currency, which is about the amount required to purchase a Bill for £50 sterling. As this charge will hereafter be defeated from the funds of the Lodge, each Brother will be reimbursed the sum now called for, and which may be considered as an advance. I remain fraternally yours, James FitzGibbon”. Fitzgibbon, praised for achieving the surrender of 462 American officers and men at the Battle of Beaver Dams, and for his role in suppressing the Rebellion of 1837, was a prominent Freemason, serving as Deputy Provincial Grand Mater - the most senior office in Upper Canada - from 1822 to 1826. Laura Secord famously informed him of the planned American invasion in June, 1813, which allowed a combined force of British and Mohawk forces to repel the attack at the Battle of Beaver Dam. The addressee, Robert Baldwin Sullivan, served as Mayor of York and on Sir Francis Bond Head’s Executive Council at the time of the Rebellion. A wonderful letter between two significant Upper Canadian figures. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00
Closed..Apr-05-2023, 13:38:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 1072
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Cat No: Collection
Group of 5 Old Documents Written at Québec City, 1782 to 1803, four of these documents have embossed Revenue stampings, similar to the rare ones that are listed in the van Dam catalogue (page 92) but without the "America" at top (so they were stamped once they arrived in England). We note many values such as 6p, 1sh, 1sh6d and 3sh, one of the documents has four different embossed revenues), and two of the documents also have postmark handstamps (Half Penny and Three half Pence). The documents are legal in nature but still interesting to read and a nice glimpse into early Lower Canada. A sixth document is not dated, nor does it have revenues, but is a two page "Royal Belfast Ginger Ale (original formula)". File folds and other faults, as usual. (Image)
