Letter, Benjamin Blanchard, Fort George, Upper Canada, to Capt Abel Blanchard, Peacham, Vermont, 9 June 1816

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Identifier: MSN/EA 5031-18

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Letter, Benjamin Blanchard, Fort George, Upper Canada, to Capt Abel Blanchard, Peacham, Vermont, Address Leaf

Scope and Contents

Writing from Fort George, Upper Canada, Benjamin informs his father that he and Lewis have secured a contract to make 250,000 bricks, to be sold at $5.25 per thousand, for an all-brick fort being constructed by the British on Lake Ontario near the Niagara River (Fort Mississauga). Eight employees have been hired, at wages of $16-20 a month. Benjamin expects to return to Nunda in October. He also notes local commodity prices: pork ranges from $25-30 per barrel, flour sells at $11 per barrel, and pine boards at $20 per thousand.