Memorandum - Report on operations of 1st Division against St. Mihiel Salient, 1918

A memorandum describing the days leading up to the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. The document describes 1. Statement of Operation, 2. Character of Terrain, 3. Initial Dispositions, 4. Suitability of Formations, 5. How such formations were, or could have been, best adapted to meet the changing conditions of combat and terrain, 6. Employment of Infantry Weapons, 7. Artillery Support, 8. Passage of Obstacles, 9. Passage of Lines, 10. Destruction of Opposition, 11. Fighting in Intermediate Zone, 12. Organization of Ground, 13. Liaison, 14. General Observations.

Indenture of memorandum of an agreement between S.D. Woodruff and James L. Burton and M. Burton

Indenture of memorandum of an agreement between S.D. Woodruff of St. Catharines and James L. Burton and M. Burton, both of Barrie, trading under the name of Burton and Bro. that Burton and Bro. would buy all the pine timber located in berths 192 and 198. Burton and Bro. agrees to have all timber cut. The agreement is signed by S.D. Woodruff and Burton and Bro. This document is badly burned along the left hand side. This does not affect the text, July 11, 1877.

Memorandum of expenses for work done and materials provided by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

Memorandum of expenses for work done and materials provided by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors for the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway to Sept. 1, 1854, signed by S.D. Woodruff, Sept. 2, 1854.

Letter containing a memorandum of the work done during Nov. 1855 by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

Letter containing a memorandum of the work done during Nov. 1855 by Messrs. Brown and McDonell. The work done includes track laying and timber in culverts. There is also a section of the road between St. Catharines and the Great Western Railway where earth has been removed, posts set and laid. This is signed by Francis Lalor, Dec. 12, 1855.

Memorandum of material furnished for superstructure on the line of the Port Dalhousie Thorold Railway by contract

Memorandum of material furnished for superstructure on the line of the Port Dalhousie Thorold Railway by contract. This document includes: Bills of timber, memorandums of planking, fencing, ties, track laying, masonry and bolts and spikes. There are also diagrams of culverts. One of the pages is loose and the outer pages are somewhat discoloured (32 pages, handwritten and bound with ribbon, n.d.

Memorandum respecting differences between the approximate and the final estimate

Memorandum respecting differences between the approximate and the final estimate (3 ¼ pages, handwritten), n.d.

Second copy of the memorandum respecting differences between the approximate and final estimate but this one has “memorandum of extras of Brown and McDonall contract” written on the outer page

Second copy of the memorandum respecting differences between the approximate and final estimate but this one has “memorandum of extras of Brown and McDonall contract” written on the outer page (3 pages, handwritten), n.d.

Memorandum of ditching on the line of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway between Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines

Memorandum of ditching on the line of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway between Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

Memorandum of fencing done signed by F. Lalor

Memorandum of fencing done signed by F. Lalor, n.d.

Long Point Company explanatory memorandum for shareholders

Long Point Company explanatory memorandum for shareholders. This is a 2 page printed flyer put out by J.I. Mackenzie, secretary-treasurer, March 21, 1878.

Long Point Company financial memorandum

Long Point Company financial memorandum (1 page, printed). A large portion of this page has been torn off. A good portion of the text is affected, May 1881.

Letter and memorandum by J.I. Mackenzie

Letter and memorandum (2 pages, printed) by J.I. Mackenzie, assistant secretary-treasurer of an agreement with Captain D. Foster for service of the steamer E.M. Foster for the shooting season at Long Point. The salutation is “Dear Sir”, Sept. 13, 1882.

Memorandum respecting the marsh drainage

Memorandum respecting the marsh drainage (2 ½ pages, handwritten), July 7, 1855.

Memorandum of S.D. Woodruff’s property on Ontario Street

Memorandum (1 page, handwritten) of S.D. Woodruff’s property on Ontario Street, Jul. 25, 1901.