Railway and Steamship discount certificates for the Freemasons, 1876
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Cameron, Chantal
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A leaflet titled “Particulars of Arrangements with Railways & c.” that contains information about discounted rates available to Freemasons travelling to attend the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ottawa on July 12, 1876. The pages are perforated horizontally into five sections, each containing a discount certificate entitling the holder to a discounted fare. There are discount certificates for Grand Trunk Railway and its branches; Great Western Railway and its branches; Canada Southern Railway; Canada Central and Brockville and Ottawa Railway; the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company; St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway; Midland Railway of Canada; Union Forwarding Company; and Ottawa River Navigation Company.
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The twenty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Canada was held in Ottawa on July 12, 1876. The proceedings are available here or in Brock University’s Archives & Special Collections (HS 559 O6 F7).