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[Bookbinder's Ticket for Hector Bossang and Denis-Benjamin Papineau]

An ovular ticket, black ink on green paper within a border.

Montréal (Québec)

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This ticket belongs to the bookstore of Hector Bossange and Denis-Benjamin Papineau, who were in partnership from 1818 to 1819. Hector Bossange was the son of Martin Bossange, a famous Parisian bookseller. Hector moved from Paris to Québec, settling in Montreal. He opened the Bossange bookstore in 1815 as a branch of the Galeries Bossange, which was one of the largest firms in Paris. In 1816, he married Julie Fabre, the sister of Édouard-Raymond Fabre, a notable bookseller and politician from Montreal. Papineau was born on November 13, 1789, in Montreal. In addition to being the partner of Bossange for two years, Papineau was also a seigneur, merchant, justice of the peace, and politician. Although his political decisions often were controversial and drew much criticism, historians generally agree that Papineau was more important as a seigneur and seigneurial agent.
References:
1) Baribeau, Claude. 'Papineau, Denis-Benjamin.' Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval, n.d. <http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=4119>.
2) Roy, Jean-Louis. 'Fabre, Édouard-Raymond.' Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval, n.d. <http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=3906>.

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2012

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