Thursday, March 7, 2019

Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction

Gassy Jack Deighton

A legal document written after the May, 1875, death of John Deighton, better known as Gassy Jack, goes to auction Saturday March 9. The letter lists the debts of one of the first men to bring liquor to the hardscrabble community of Granville, which eventually became the City of Vancouver.



Original Story: https://ift.tt/2TyGhvi

No comments:

Post a Comment