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Autograph letter, 2 July 1855
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CA RBD MSG 1112-E-18
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2 July 1855 (Creation)
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- Greenshields, John, 1814-1867
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- Montréal (Québec)
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(1814-1867)
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In 1833 John Greenshileds and his father Samuel Greenshields (1780-1851) founded the wholesale dry goods firm S. Greenshields and Son Company. By the turn of the century this firm had become the largest and oldest Canadian dry goods wholesaler and was a pioneer in domestic woolen and cotton goods manufacturing. His son Edward Black Greenshields (1850-1917) became a member of the family firm in 1869 and was its sole owner by 1893.
John was active in Montreal's business and Scottish communities. He was President of the St. Andrew's Society (1860-61) and one of the directors of the Victoria Skating Club.
In 1847 he married Elizabeth McCouloch Craw Black (1828-1890), the daughter of Reverend Edward Black (1793-1845) of Montreal. They had one son and three daughters.
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File consists of an autograph letter from John Greenshields, who describes a recent meeting with 'Mrs. Abraham', Robert Abraham's widow.
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Duodecimo, 3 pages