Chart of estimate for work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway

Chart of estimate for work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by John Brown, contractor regarding the section between Geneva Street and the Thorold Station for the month of Dec. 1855. This document is burned on the right hand side. This affects the text slightly. It is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Jan. 1856.

Letter - Wilfrid Laurier to A. Munro Grier, 18 September 1901

A letter from Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to A. Munro Grier regarding an invitation to His Royal Highness. This is possibly referencing the Royal visit of the Duke of Cornwall in the year 1901. The Royals were due to tour Canada September and October of that year, with a stop in the Niagara area October 13th.

[British Parliamentary papers], Session 24 November, 1812 - 22 July, 1813. Vol. XIV, Correspondence and treaties with foreign powers.

Most of this volume consists of correspondence between high ranking U.S. and British statesmen. E.g., James Madison, James Monroe, The Marquess Wellesley (brother of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington). The discussion centers around the War of 1812. Also includes facsimilies of treaties signed between Great Britain and Sweden, Russia and Sicily.