Fonds Acc4906 - David Montgomery fonds

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David Montgomery fonds

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CA PCA Acc4906

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  • 1879-1881; 1881-1886 (Creation)
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    Montgomery, David

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.07 m. of textual records

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Montgomery, David

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David Montgomery was a commission merchant in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, taking possession of goods in order to manage, transport and sell them. Mr. Montgomery dealt in such goods as lumber, herring, apples, shingles, oats, potatoes, salt, mackerel, coal, flour, pork, and tea. David Montgomery owned a number of ships, including the

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This fonds contains two letterbooks of Summerside commission merchant David Montgomery for the period 1879 to 1886. These manuscript volumes contain copies of outgoing letters and copies of a few incoming letters. The handwritten transcripts of these letters detail Mr. Montgomery's business dealings, primarily regarding payments and collections. The letterbooks also contain correspondence to the captains of his ships, and insight into the building of his brigantine the "Louis Montgomery". The "Louis Montgomery" was frozen in Summerside Harbour in late 1880 and was again frozen in the ice at Georgetown Harbour in January 1881. A 5 January 1881 letter entry describes the burning of the ship "Lizzie and Emma" on 25 September 1880.

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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