Fonds consists of advertisement printing proofs, invoices, handwritten notes, and correspondence originally belonging to William Furby, printer and owner of the Port Hope Gazette, c1830-1850. For more detailed information, please refer to item-level descriptions.
Furby, WilliamItem is an Auction Poster, 1837. James Smith, agent for Thomas Gibbs Ridout. Auction held May 20, 1837 for fifty town lots in the Ridout Street Area. Thomas Gibbs Ridout was the son of Thomas Ridout, PLS and the manager of the Bank of Upper Canada.
Furby, WilliamItem is an advertising poster for the Temperance Inn, 1839.
Robert Crawford (1800-1871) was the operator of a successful saddlery business in Port Hope, located approximately about 87 Walton Street (2009 address) in the early 1850s. The Temperance Inn, located two doors west of the Exchange Coffee House in 1851 on the site of the St. Lawrence Apartments (87-95 Walton Street in 2009).
Furby, WilliamItem is a Rural Assessment Form, District of Newcastle, 1843. The District of Newcastle proceeded the County of Durham. The assessment for was used in the townships in the Newcastle District.
Furby, WilliamItem is a "Wool Carding and Cloth Dressing" poster, 1837. C. Perry provided wool carding at George Ham Esquire's mills in Cobourg.
Furby, WilliamItem is a Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Port Hope Board of Police, 1839.
Furby, WilliamItem is a double-sided invitation to the St. Patrick's Ball, 1843. The St. Patrick's Day Ball was at the Queen's Arms Inn on 17 Mar 1843. The ball was likely planned by either Masons or Orangemen. The managers were William Lee, T. Roundree, Daniel Hughes and Horace Perry.
Furby, WilliamItem is a printed promissory note from Bartholomew B. Mitchell, c. 1830s.
Furby, WilliamItem is a "Cash for Oats" advertisement for R.W. Robson, 1843.
Furby, WilliamItem is an advertisement for wool carding services by Jehoiada Boyce, 1839.
Furby, WilliamItem is a Collector Report Form, c. 1840s. No additional information provided.
Furby, WilliamItem is a "Strayed" poster for missing cow. Printer's proof, 1848. Rev. Jonathan Shortt advertised his missing cow with a reward.
Furby, WilliamItem is a public notice warning residents about fines for misusing flagging or sidewalks. It was ordered by the Port Hope Board of Police, 1839. Robert S. Syer (1771-1841) was clerk of the Board of Police.
Furby, WilliamItem is an invitation to a Social Assembly at the home of David Gillespie, King Street, 17 Apr 1843. One hundred (100) invitations were printed. The men involved with the assembly were: John Linn, Samuel Hutton, George Henderson, James Nelson and David Gillespie.
Furby, WilliamItem is a notice to patients by Dr. Samuel Gilchrist, 1837.
Furby, WilliamItem is a receipt for receiving wheat, 1848. It is for H---- & Co. printed 23 Oct 1843. No additional information can be taken from the receipt for company information.
Furby, WilliamItem is a set of Clearance Papers for the Port Hope Custom's House, 1837.
Furby, WilliamItem is a set of receipts for flour at Molson's Mills, c. 1850s.
Furby, WilliamItem is a notice printed by the Gazette & Examiner Office regarding counterfeit bank notes of the Agricultural Bank, 1836.
Furby, WilliamItem is a series of blank and unidentified raffle ticket forms, undated.
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