A Broadside for Fair or Mart in St. Catharines
Item
Title
A Broadside for Fair or Mart in St. Catharines
Description
A broadside which was printed at the Telegraph Office opposite the British Hotel by Webb, Printer. The notice was given that a fair or mart would be held at St. Catharines on Thursday, May 25th between 9 in the forenoon and sunset, pursuant to His Majesty’s letters patent of July 8, 1836. Alexander Hamilton is listed as the steward. The broadside is dated at Niagara, April 15, 1836. There is an annotation on the opposite side of the broadside regarding the date of the fair, which has bled through.
Date
April 15, 1836
Subject
St. Catharines, Ontario
Niagara District, Ontario
Niagara District, Ontario
Source
Alexander Hamilton fonds, RG 640, Archives and Special Collections, Brock University
