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Contract for Jacques Ratel of L'Assomption.
Item
1 sheet ; 31.5 x 20.5 cm
Contract between Jacques Ratel of L'Assomption and the outfitter Parker, Gerrard, Ogilvy & Co. Contract outlines Ratel's employment as a steersman of boats with the destination of the Bay of Quinty for the payment of 90 livres per month.
This contract is unusual in that it is not for a voyageur but for a worker to pilot and unload boats on the return trip to Lachine.
Printed form on laid paper with handwritten additions. Date, name, and copy number in manuscript on verso.
Handwritten note: "reçu en s'engageant quinze piastres à compte"
Signed with mark by Jacques Ratel.
Lande type GN07.