Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff of St. Catharines to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney of the Township of Niagara regarding a footpath and parts of the lots 9 and 10 on the Welland River (78 acres), Oct. 30, 1883.

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff of St. Catharines to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney of the Township of Niagara. This is a copy of the previous document but there is an additional note on this document about an “agreement for cutting timber”. This is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Jan. 1885.

Notice of sale regarding the late Ezekiel Cudney’s property including the dwelling, barn and fruit trees

Notice of sale regarding the late Ezekiel Cudney’s property including the dwelling, barn and fruit trees. The land contains 39 acres of parts of Lots 9 and 10 on the Welland River in the Township of Willoughby. The notice states that you must apply to S.D. Woodruff of St. Catharines. This is handwritten on a small piece of paper, Dec. 5, 1892.

Letter - Clara Cudney to Samuel Woodruff

Letter and envelope addressed to Mr. Samuel Woodruff of St. Catharines. The postmarks are Montreal, Dec. 23, 1892 and St. Catharines, Dec. 29, 1892. Clara Cudney is acknowledging sending the mortgage on the land of her late husband Ezekiel. She says that Baker is still in the house but does not want to rent the barn. She asks if she should keep the rent or pass it on to Mr. Woodruff, Dec. 29, 1892.

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between S.D. Woodruff and Elizabeth Cudney

Indenture of agreement for Sale of Land between S.D. Woodruff of St. Catharines and Elizabeth Cudney of Willoughby regarding a footpath and Lots 9 and 10 in Willoughby, Feb. 6, 1893.

Letter - J.G. Cadham to H.K. Woodruff

Letter to H.K. Woodruff of St. Catharines from Mr. J. G. Cadham of the Office of the Fourth Division Court in the County of Welland regarding an agreement between him and Mrs. Cudney for the purchase of some lands near Montrose, Dec. 6, 1901.

Letter - Order Sent to Troughton and Simms by S.D. Woodruff

Letter containing an order sent to Troughton and Simms by S.D. Woodruff regarding a level (1 ½ pages). The letter is handwritten in pencil and is quite faded. Mr. Woodruff has illustrated the type of level he requires. The company is directed to send the boxes to Samuel D. Woodruff of St. Catharines, Aug. 22, 1846.

Handwritten sheet of paper detailing the cost of transporting boxes containing the Gravatt’s level

Handwritten sheet of paper detailing the cost of transporting boxes containing the Gravatt’s level from London to St. Catharines, April 1847.

Handwritten sheet of paper detailing the cost of transporting boxes containing the Gravatt’s level

Handwritten sheet of paper detailing the cost of transporting boxes containing the Gravatt’s level from London to St. Catharines. This sheet is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Jan. 11, 1847.

Letter - William Young to James Woodruff

Letter to James D. Woodruff at the Welland Canal, St. Catharines. The letter is postmarked Philadelphia [date illegible] and Queenston, Feb. 7, 1847. In this letter William Young of Philadelphia describes some of the prices and features of his wares including compasses and levels, Feb. 3, 1847.

Cash Book

Cash Book, a leather-bound book which has “S.D. Woodruff, St. Catharines, April 1875” written in the front cover. The book contains handwritten lists, specifications for jobs and hand-drawn diagrams. There is one loose page and the pages are slightly yellowed, 1875.

Hardcover recipe book with Welland D. Woodruff

Hardcover recipe book with Welland D. Woodruff, St. Catharines, March 1st, 1881 written in the back cover and Welland D. Woodruff’s name is also on the cover. The book is falling apart and most of the pages are loose. The entries are handwritten. An 1879/80 calendar is glued inside the back cover, 1881.

Printed blank of Statement of Security Form naming the bond as Jones County Texas Bonds for the purpose of building a courthouse

Printed blank of Statement of Security Form naming the bond as Jones County Texas Bonds for the purpose of building a courthouse. It is made out to S.D. Woodruff and dated June 12, 1885. An envelope addressed to Mr. S.D. Woodruff is also included. The postmarks are Kansas, 1885 and St. Catharines, June 13, 1885.

Article sent to S.D. Woodruff from John Foley

Article (2 double sided, printed pages) from John Foley of the State of New York Banking Department regarding the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Company in which he states “Every statement ever published by this company as the findings of the New York Banking Department was garbled, misleading and made without the sanction or knowledge of the Department.” This article was sent to S.D. Woodruff from John Foley, Expert Accountant, Kansas City. The accompanying envelope is postmarked Kansas 1891 and St. Catharines Apr. 20, 1891

Certificates of Post Office Registration

Certificates of Post Office Registration: Certificates numbered 840-845 and 469-474, all postmarked at St. Catharines, Ontario, 1882, 1884.