Welland Canal Survey of Lands Oliver Phelps 1826

Survey map and description of Oliver Phelp's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; lock no.'s 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, concessions. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map. This survey for the land was signed and submitted on August 23, 1826. The land totals 18 3/4 acres, 2 roads and 39 perches.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands William Chisholm 1836

Survey map and description of William Chisholm's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; line between Elias Adams and Chisholm's land, line between Chisholm and Shipman's land, canal. The land is a total of 1 acre and 2 perches. The deed for the land is dated August 23, 1836. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands William C. Chace 1826

Survey map and description of William C. Chace's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; concession line. The land totals 1/4 of an acre. The survey was signed and submitted on August 23, 1826. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands Isabella Steward and William Sanderson, 1826

The first survey map and description is of Isabella Steward's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; high water mark. The survey was signed and submitted on August 23rd, 1826. The land totals 1/4 of an acre. The second survey map and description is of William Sanderson's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; line between Sanderson and Clendenning's land, line between Sanderson and Adam's land, canal. The survey was signed and submitted on August 23, 1826. The land totals 14 perches and 1 road. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map. This image contains two seperate surveys.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands William McLellan

Survey map and description of William McLellan's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; line between lots, canal. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands Oliver Phelps, 1832

Survey map and description of Oliver Phelp's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; Vanderburgh's land, hydraulic ditch, locks 15-20, lot divisions. The land totals 50 acres. The deed for the land is dated June 8th, 1832. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.See also page 161. Please note the measurments listed under "overall dimensions" are for the text only if the text appears on a seperate page from the drawing.

William Still's Boarding House advertisement [n.d.]

Original advertisement for William Still's Boarding House, No. 832 South Street, below 9th, south side Philad'a [sic]. Not dated. The advertisement includes handwritten marginalia, possibly by William Still, on the left-hand side referring to St. Catharines. There is a small embossed stamp on the upper left-hand corner of the advertisement. This item was in the possession of the Rick Bell Family of St. Catharines.Handwritten marginalia (original spelling and punctuation): "Do remember me very kindly to all my enquiring friends _ I but seldom hear of late from St. Catherines" The street number printed in the original advertisement (374) has been crossed out in black ink and a handwritten "832" has been inserted. William Still was an African-American abolitionist from Philadelphia and clerk of the Anti-Slavery Society who by his own account assisted 649 slaves receive freedom. He kept records on fugitive slaves so their relatives could find them later. In 1872, he published his records in a book entitled, The Underground Railroad. Source: William Still Underground Railroad Foundation: http://www.undergroundrr.com/foundation/about.htm

Promissory Note, February 2, 1812 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 50 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate, three years after the date. Witness Will Crooks.

Promissory Note, February 2, 1813 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 50 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate, four years after the date. Witness Will Crooks.

Promissory Note, February 2, 1811 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 50 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate. Paid in full. Witness Will Crooks.

Promissory Note, February 2, 1814 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 50 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate, five years after the date. Witness Will Crooks.

Promissory Note, February 2, 1815 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 50 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate, six years after the date. Witness Will Crooks.

Promissory Note, February 2, 1816 - William and Abraham Nelles and Nathanial Pettit Estate

A promise by Abraham and William Nelles to pay 36 pounds with interest, New York Currency, to John Pettit and Jonathan Woolverton, executors of the late Nathanial Pettit estate, seven years after the date. Witness Will Crooks.

Trial of Brig. Gen. William Hull : for treason, cowardice, neglect of duty, and unofficial-like conduct with the sentence of the court, and remission thereof by the President of the United States

Printed for Russell, Cutler and Co.

The wars of the gulls; : an historical romance in three chapters

A satire on Brigadier-General William Hull's failed campaign against Upper Canada in 1812 and the reaction from the United States government under President Madison. Full Title: The wars of the gulls; : an historical romance in three chapters; chap. I, Shewing how and why and with whom the gulls went to war: chap. II, Shewing how the gulls make the deep to boil like a pot: chap. III, Shewing how a certain doughty general of the gulls goes forth to play the game of hull-gull in Upper Canada Transcribed on front paste-down: W.G. Phelps Oct. 29 1890. A Federalist satire by J. Bigelow and N. Hale.