Calculations regarding quantities needed for cutting and ditching

Calculations regarding quantities needed for cutting and ditching (1 page, handwritten), March 19, 1884.

Estimated cost of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway sent to George Rykert by S.D. Woodruff

Estimated cost of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway sent to George Rykert by S.D. Woodruff, Aug. 5, 1854.

Letter sent from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway to the Town Council of St. Catharines

Letter sent from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway to the Town Council of St. Catharines which states that the estimate that was submitted does not embrace the damages done to the buildings along Line no. 1 from Port Dalhousie to Chisholm Corner. The estimates are included in the document, Aug. 17, 1854.

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.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines during the month ending Sept. 30, 1854.

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.

List of the number of loads dredged by Smiley’s Dredge since the 1st of October along the Welland Railway

List of the number of loads dredged by Smiley’s Dredge since the 1st of October along the Welland Railway. This is addressed to S.D. Woodruff and signed by James Woodall of Lock No. 1. There are holes and stains in the document. Text is not affected, Jan. 12, 1859.

Diagrams of cross sections on the Welland Railway, Port Dalhousie

Diagrams of cross sections on the Welland Railway, Port Dalhousie (4 hand-drawn diagrams), March 1860.

Scrap of paper with numbers of railway journals volume numbers, n.d.

Scrap of paper with numbers of railway journals volume numbers, n.d.

Pay roll voucher #12 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer, April, 1857

Pay roll voucher #12 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer, April, 1857.

Pay roll voucher #20 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the Northern Division approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer and W.G. Thompson, assistant engineer (copy) June 1857

Pay roll voucher #20 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the Northern Division approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer and W.G. Thompson, assistant engineer (copy) June 1857.

Voucher #22 to James McCoppen (copy) which includes a letter from James McCoppen regarding a claim for having water backed up into his grain and grass by the embankment of the railroad. The letter is dated June 24, 1857 and the voucher is dated Jul. 1, 1857

Voucher #22 to James McCoppen (copy) which includes a letter from James McCoppen regarding a claim for having water backed up into his grain and grass by the embankment of the railroad. The letter is dated June 24, 1857 and the voucher is dated Jul. 1, 1857.

Pay roll voucher #27 from the Engineer Department of the Welland Railway for sundries for the month of August, 1857. A section of the list has been cut from the page, Aug. 31, 1857

Pay roll voucher #27 from the Engineer Department of the Welland Railway for sundries for the month of August, 1857. A section of the list has been cut from the page, Aug. 31, 1857.

Pay roll voucher #30 from the Engineer Department of the Welland Railway for the Southern Division for the month of August, Aug. 31, 1857

Pay roll voucher #30 from the Engineer Department of the Welland Railway for the Southern Division for the month of August, Aug. 31, 1857.