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Until next year : letter writing and the mails in the Canadas, 1640-1830
- Title
- Until next year : letter writing and the mails in the Canadas, 1640-1830 / Jane E. Harrison.
- Author
- Harrison, Jane E., 1959-
- Publication
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PR9193.4 .H37 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xix, 155 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 x 28 cm
- Summary
- "Over long distances, in all sorts of weather and amidst the dangers of war, pirates and a myriad of other hazards, the growing colony of Canada was entirely dependent upon letters to communicate news, commerce, loneliness or desire." "Until Next Year recreates this exciting and engaging world, when writing a letter was considered an art and when creating paper itself took the patience and skill of a seasoned artisan. Using the private letters of Canadians and their correspondents, Harrison details how letters were written, how they were delivered, who wrote them and why. Beyond the letters themselves, this story is amply enriched with an abundance of maps, photographs and prints."--Jacket
- Alternative Title
- Letter writing and the mails in the Canadas, 1640-1830
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Note
- Co-published by the Canadian Postal Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Foreword / Francine Brousseau and John Willis -- Ch. 1. Letter -- Ch. 2. Communications and New France -- Earliest Years: The World of Marie de l'Incarnation -- Upper Country -- More Established Colony -- Years of Disruption -- Ch. 3. Mails after the Conquest -- Communications and the Saint Lawrence Basin -- New York Mails -- Halifax Mails -- Quebec-Montreal Axis -- Murray Bay -- A Community beyond the Quebec-Montreal Axis -- Mails to Upper Canada and Beyond -- Security of the Mails.
- ISBN
- 0889202842
- 9780889202849
- 0889202982
- 9780889202986
- OCLC
- ocm36989635
- 36989635
- SCSB-2131628
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library