Isaac Brock signed 1811 Upper Canada liquor license.
The document reads at the top:
“Isaac Brock, Esquire, President of the Province of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding His majesty’s Forces therein.” It allows a shopkeeper “to utter and sell Wine, Brandy, Rum, or any other Spirituous Liquors,”
One of the few Isaac Brock documents in private hands.
Lot 5 in our 1200th Auction 9th March 2019 realized $2750
John Mackie in the Vancouver Sun writes:
“One of the most unusual lots [in the 1200th Auction] is an 1811 Upper Canada liquor license signed by Sir Isaac Brock, the hero of the War of 1812.
Upper Canada is now Ontario. Brock was a British military commander whose forces scored several victories against the Americans before he was killed in the Battle of Queenston Heights on Oct. 13, 1812.
The top of the document reads “Isaac Brock, Esquire, President of the Province of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding His majesty’s Forces therein.” It allows a shopkeeper “to utter and sell Wine, Brandy, Rum, or any other Spirituous Liquors,” but appears never to have been issued.
“It’s one of the few surviving Isaac Brock signed items in private hands,” said Grant Duff. “Very scarce. It came in from a local estate.”
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Major-General Isaac Brock’s actions in the War of 1812, especially at Detroit, earned him accolades including a knighthood in the Order of the Bath and the sobriquet “The Hero of Upper Canada”.
