Berrie Robert (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Gore District December 21, 1840, [Hamilton?] 1840
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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Condition: Good. One 31 cm brown paper broadside. Print in decorative border. 3 horizontal creases. A little tearing to edges and in creases. Ink underlining and notation. Some foxing. Reverse has two dampstains on crease and inscription: "Gore District Rules and Regulation for Inn Keepers, 21 Dec. 1840." Early hotel regulations… for Upper Canada/Canada West, now Ontario. Document outlines rules for care of guests, hoses and carriages, liquor sales etc. Robert Berrie was a Scotch barrister and a notable figure in the history of the Gore District where he served as the Clerk of the Peace for the Gore District as early as 1832. Gore District was formed in 1816 from parts of York County in the Home District and parts of the Niagara District. The district town was Hamilton. Gore District existed until 1849 when it was replaced by the United Counties of Wentworth and Halton.
