2014.027.010
Object Name
Correspondence
Artist/Maker
Edwin E. Horsey
Date Made
11/8/1952
Materials
Paper
Eminent Figure
Edwin E. Horsey
Catalogue Number
2014.027.010
Dimensions

a- Length: 27.7 cm x Width: 18.5 cm
b- Length: 17.1 cm x Width: 6.4 cm
c- Length: 12.0 cm x Width: 21.3 cm

Description

a- This is a carbon copy of typed letter. It is dated November 8, 1952. It is to the Editor Whig-Standard from Edwin Horsey regarding the potential new location of the New Post Office. It is a single sided, typed letter. The letter argues for leaving the post office down town instead of moving it to the proposed new Location between Barrie and Clergy. The letter has been edited in pen.
b- This is a newspaper clipping. It is the printed letter to the editor. It has been titled "WHY PAY FOR POST OFFICE SITE?"
c- This is a newspaper clipping. It is an article titled "Government Officials Here / Concerning New Post Office". There is a pen note in blue ink that dates the paper clipping to "March 14th 1953". The paper article reports on the potential new location for the post office, the people involved, and the disapproval of Kingstonians regarding the choice of location.