Letter - Alexander Hamilton of Queenston from D. Sutherland of Quebec, 2 May 1822
Item
Title
Letter - Alexander Hamilton of Queenston from D. Sutherland of Quebec, 2 May 1822
Description
Letter to Alexander Hamilton of Queenston from D. Sutherland of Quebec. The letter addresses Hamilton’s concerns about the new tariff of distances and rates of Postage, and how they were calculated. Sutherland acknowledges that there are several errors, but that the distances were taken from the Surveyor General’s Office in Upper Canada, and the rates of postage are determined by an Act of the British Parliament, May 2, 1822. Postmarked Quebec MY 4 22.
Creator
Sutherland, Daniel
Date
May 2, 1822
Subject
Correspondence
Postal Service--Canada--History
Hamilton, Alexander, 1790-1839
Postal Service--Canada--History
Hamilton, Alexander, 1790-1839
Source
Alexander Hamilton/Early Canada Postal collection, RG 699, Archives and Special Collections, Brock University
