Letter [to S.D. Woodruff] from John I. Mackenzie

Letter [to S.D. Woodruff] from John I. Mackenzie. Mr. Mackenzie is thanking Mr. Woodruff for ordering 3 dozen decoys (3 pages, handwritten), Aug. 11, 1881.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie which accompanied a cheque to pay for the decoys

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie which accompanied a cheque to pay for the decoys, Aug. 29, 1881.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie saying that he is closing up the commissariat accounts at Long Point

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie saying that he is closing up the commissariat accounts at Long Point. There is still an amount outstanding and he asks Mr. Woodruff to send a cheque. He hopes that Mr. Woodruff had a good time at Long Point (2 pages, handwritten), Nov. 23, 1881.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie thanking him for the favour of his cheque and statement of account (2 ½ pages, handwritten), Nov. 30, 1881.

Rough draft of a letter to John I. Mackenzie [from S.D. Woodruff]

Rough draft of a letter to John I. Mackenzie [from S.D. Woodruff]. The letter is illegible (1 doublesided page, handwritten), Dec. 6, 1881.

Letter to John I. Mackenzie from S.D, Woodruff regarding a transfer of Long Point shooting shares

Letter to John I. Mackenzie from S.D, Woodruff regarding a transfer of Long Point shooting shares, Dec. 13, 1881.

Registered letter and envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie

Registered letter and envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff from John I. Mackenzie regarding the 5 shares that have been held in trust for Mr. Woodruff (1 ½ pages, handwritten), Dec. 15, 1881.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John Frazer

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from John Frazer of Fonthill stating that the cheques for engineer services are enclosed, Sept. 5, 1855.

A torn scrap of paper which gives estimates of times worked for Fred Holmes, Joe Simpson, John Simpson, William Baird and William Case

A torn scrap of paper which gives estimates of times worked for Fred Holmes, Joe Simpson, John Simpson, William Baird and William Case. Much of the text is missing. This is signed by Fred Holmes, Dec. 1857.

Receipt from John Brown, contractor of Thorold, Ontario

Receipt from John Brown, contractor of Thorold, Ontario for cement, Aug. 8, 1876.

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from John Stannage

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from John Stannage (3 pages) stating that the Sheriff of Lincoln County had no right to sell any of the glebes [land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church] of Crowland for taxes in either 1852 or 1857, Nov. 25, 1862.

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from John Stannage

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from John Stannage (3 pages) Asking Mr. Woodruff not to proceed with the deed for the land in Crowland until he finds what Mr. Miller says, Nov. 19, 1862.

Indenture of quit claim between John and Nancy Ann Kerlin of the Township of Grantham to Joseph Augustus Woodruff of the Town of Niagara

Indenture of quit claim between John and Nancy Ann Kerlin of the Township of Grantham to Joseph Augustus Woodruff of the Town of Niagara for 100 acres in the west half of Lot no. 29 in the 2nd Concession in the Township of Nissouri, Middlesex, April 29, 1853.

Indenture of quit claim between John and Deborah Ann McNeilly of the Town of Niagara and Joseph Augustus Woodruff of the Town of Niagara

Indenture of quit claim between John and Deborah Ann McNeilly of the Town of Niagara and Joseph Augustus Woodruff of the Town of Niagara regarding 4 acres on the west side of King Street in Niagara, Dec. 4, 1853.

John R.A. Mayer fonds, 1963-2007

John R.A. Mayer (de Berncastle) was a professor in the Philosophy Department at Brock University from 1965 to 1997. During his career at Brock he served as Chair of the Philosophy Department and as Associate Dean of Arts and Science. In 1972 he conceived the Master of Philosophy Program, along with G.M.C. Sprung. He was also a special member of the Brock Philosophical Society, a group of Brock alumni, faculty, students and Niagara citizens, which promoted an open and free discussion of ideas.