Skip to main content
Collections Menu
Promissory note - Payment order for the levelling of the Citadel of Montreal | McCord Museum
View PDF
Ordre de paiement pour le nivellement qui a été fait de la citadelle de Montréal

Promissory note

Payment order for the levelling of the Citadel of Montreal
Date October 3, 1821
Dimensions1 textual record ; 22.4 x 37 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C3.2,3.3
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentOrder from Samuel Romilly, captain of the Royal Engineers, addressed to John Delisle, justice of the peace, instructing him to pay Messrs Bee and Cross, contractors, for their work in levelling the hill of the citadel of Montreal. The sum of 150 pounds had been agreed and approved during the session of August 23, 1820.
NotesSource of title: Based on the nature of the document.




Signatures and inscriptions: Signed by C. Wm. Grant J.P. and John Cross; John Bee’s mark.




Physical description: Watermarked paper.




Language of the document: The document is in English.




General notes: Transcription available.
Status
Not on view

Information about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.

Information about rights and reproductions is available here.

Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Payment order from James Murray to John Powell
December 26, 1765
S001/C2.3,3.2
Payment order from Guy Carleton to John Powell for Christian Daniel Claus
June 16, 1777
S001/C2.2,1.2
Payment order to missionary Antoine Rinfret
November 8, 1794
S001/C3.6,4.1
Payment order from the Duke of Orléans to Thomas de Lavernot
June 28, 1542
S001/A1.2,2.1
Payment order to Ashbel Mason, soldier in the Continental Army
February 6, 1783
S001/D2.3,4.2
Payment order to soldier Amariah Plumb from the Connecticut regiment, who was taken prisoner
January 17, 1777
S001/D2.3,4.1
Salary of Judge Peter Sivins approved by Governor General Frederick Haldimand
November 1, 1784
S001/C2.3,3.12.1-2
Promissory note written by Louis Jolliet to Jean Peré
October 27, 1696
S001/C1.7,5.1

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.