Patrick Harronyou to unnamed recipient, 6 July 1793

Patrick Harronyou to unnamed recipient, 6 July 1793

Patrick Harronyou to unnamed recipient, 6 July 1793

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Introduction

Harronyou complains to his unnamed addressee that the horse he bargained for does not perform as represented and so is of no use to him. He sends it back, and asks for his own horse in return. Harronyou's letter is signed with a wolf doodem and his named written out in English letters.

Name of Maker(s): Harronyou
Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

In Document: None.

Place of Origin: Sandusky, OH
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-07-06
Materials

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

None.

Additional Context

A doodem labeled as a wolf.

Description of Writing/Text

People: Harronyou; Patrick

Condition: Good with dark bands that appear as worn scotch tape.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date given in document.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 207-208
Link to Institution's Collections Database: Heritage Canadiana: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1479/233?r=0&s=1
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1755-1886
GKS Reference Number: 624
How to Cite this Item

Patrick Harronyou to unnamed recipient, 6 July 1793. Currently in Library and Archives Canada. Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 207-208. Item described as part of a GRASAC research project, summer 2010, and consulted. https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 624, accessed [date]).

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Record reviewed by Research Assistant Jessica Ye during the winter of 2021

Approximate Place of Origin

41.4489, -82.708

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