House, The Head of the

house The mails from Europe generally came out in care of the captains of the merchant vessels, and were consigned to the Mercantile House to which the ship itself was consigned. The Head of the House or chief agent, became, on the arrival of a vessel, Postmaster for the time being, and distributed...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35110
Description
Summary:house The mails from Europe generally came out in care of the captains of the merchant vessels, and were consigned to the Mercantile House to which the ship itself was consigned. The Head of the House or chief agent, became, on the arrival of a vessel, Postmaster for the time being, and distributed the letters and papers to their addresses. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story, 1/77 JH 1/77 SIC Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I original source date was 1904;line 6 of quotation the is crossed out and SIC is written at end of quotation

Similar Items