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Artifact

Customs Receipt for Buffalo Heads

Description

  • Document from the United States Express Company to the Customs Collector in Petrolia regarding a shipment of 25 buffalo heads sent from Calcutta. 
  • The document was prepared for John Growder. He has added a post-script to the bottom asking that the tea and buffalo heads be delivered to Peter Growder, his brother. 

Background Information

  • International Driller John Growder worked in India for over 20 years, from around 1898 until 1922. 

Map Location

Latitude: 51° 30' 41.756" N
Longitude: 0° 6' 55.141" W

Date

May 01, 1906

Dimensions

inches
Length:
8.5
Height:
11.0

Events, Places, People

  • John Growder
  • London, England
  • Calcutta
  • Petrolia, Ontario

Originating Location

Europe›England

Subject

  • A yellowed piece of paper with United States Express Company letterhead at the top. There is a typed note underneath that has blank spaces filled in by hand. There is a red stamp in the middle and a handwritten note at the bottom.

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