Approximate cost of completing the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines and an estimate of the cost of the piers at Port Dalhousie signed by William Hamilton Merritt

Approximate cost of completing the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines and an estimate of the cost of the piers at Port Dalhousie signed by William Hamilton Merritt (5 pages, handwritten), July 8, 1854.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from F. Shanly

Letter regarding an estimate of lowering the grade as suggested by William Hamilton Merritt. This was sent to S.D. Woodruff from F. Shanly, May 22, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Mr. Tisdale stating that William B. Hunter will only pay $60 for shooting for this year

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Mr. Tisdale stating that William B. Hunter will only pay $60 for shooting for this year. He asks if Mr. Woodruff will accept this. There is a reply at the bottom of the letter in which [S.D. Woodruff] replies that he will not accept $60, but $100 will be acceptable, Sept. 7, 1870.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Leary, steward, endorsing G. Fish to paint the new building

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Leary, steward, endorsing G. Fish to paint the new building (1 ½ pages, handwritten), June 7, 1875.

Letter to Mr. William Leary, steward of the Long Point Company, from S.D. Woodruff regarding the painting of the new building at Long Point

Letter to Mr. William Leary, steward of the Long Point Company, from S.D. Woodruff regarding the painting of the new building at Long Point (2 ½ pages, handwritten), June 11, 1875.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Colburn with the letterhead “Office of Detroit Bridge and Iron Works”

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Colburn with the letterhead “Office of Detroit Bridge and Iron Works” regarding stating that he closed up the business with Dewey’s. He states that “we” now have “warranty deeds” from them for exclusive rights for all time for hunting, shooting and trapping, Mar. 20, 1884.

Engineering services in marsh lands drainage for the months of January, February, March and April for Fred Holmes, Joseph Simpson, D. Davidson, Rose Osborne, Henry Wilson and William Baird

Engineering services in marsh lands drainage for the months of January, February, March and April for Fred Holmes, Joseph Simpson, D. Davidson, Rose Osborne, Henry Wilson and William Baird. This is signed by S.D. Woodruff, May 1, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner, collector at Port Maitland

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner, collector at Port Maitland. He is submitting the returns for the years 1859-1861.This is accompanied by an envelope, Jan. 28, 1862.

Letter and envelope marked “private” addressed to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner of Port Maitland

Letter and envelope marked “private” addressed to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner of Port Maitland. He says that he has enclosed a bill for all the trouble and fatigue that he has had since he saw Mr. Woodruff. He states that it has been a tiresome job wading through the books for 1857 and 1858, Feb. 5, 1862.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner, collector at Port Maitland

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Turner, collector at Port Maitland. This letter notes the enclosure of the yearly returns of 1857 and 1858, Feb. 5, 1862.

Letter of agreement to Welland D. Woodruff to pay Hamilton K. Woodruff $27, 500 for the property known as DeVeaux Hall

Letter of agreement to Welland D. Woodruff to pay Hamilton K. Woodruff $27, 500 for the property known as DeVeaux Hall.

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton regarding George’s father’s death. George inquires about the deeds for the Canadian property. There is a hole which affects a small part of the text (2 ½ pages, handwritten), Oct. 16, 1832.

Letter to William Dickson from his niece Jane Hamilton

Letter to William Dickson from his niece Jane Hamilton. Jane thanks her uncle for his kind letter and the 50 pounds that he has sent her. The letter concerns family matters such as her nephew sailing for Calcutta and she assumes that Helen has heard about the death of her grandmother (3 ¼ pages, handwritten), Jan. 2, 1845.

Indenture between the Honourable William Dickson of Dumphries, trustee and executor for the late Honourable Robert Hamilton Dickson to Samuel Street of Stamford

Indenture between the Honourable William Dickson of Dumphries, trustee and executor for the late Honourable Robert Hamilton Dickson to Samuel Street of Stamford for 50 acres in the Township of Gainsboro consisting of part of no. 27 in the 2nd Concession – instrument no. 599, Dec. 30, 1841.

A tour from the City of New-York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818 : the tour extends from New-York, by Albany, Schenectady, and Utica to Sacket's Harbor, and thence throught Lake Ontario, to St. Lawrence river, and down that stream to Hamilton village. Thence along both banks of the St. Lawrence, from Hamilton to the Thousand Islands; thence to Sacket's Harbor by water; from that place by the route of great Sodus, Geneva, Cananaigua and Batavia, to Buffalo; and from thence to Black Rock, Fort Erie, the Falls of Niagara, Queenston, Lewiston, and the memorable fields of Bridgewater and Chippewa after viewing the interesting place of Niagara, the author traversed the south shore of Lake Erie to the City of Detroit, and visited in the latter range, Dunkirk, Erie, Cleveland, Sandusky, and other places of less note. The tour is accompanied with a map upon which the route will be designated; a particular map of the Falls andRiver of Niagara, and the environs of the City of Detroit /

Errata slip inserted.