Morrey's Farmers and Business Directory, Containing the Following Valuable Information: The Name, with the Post Office Address, Lot and Concession, of each Farmer; also whether a Freeholder or a Tenant (1884/85)

The Union Publishing Co.'s farmers' and business directory for the counties of Haldimand, Lincoln, Welland & Wentworth.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the unsettled accounts in the office of the Accountant of the War Department and the Paymaster of the Army, (1814)

13th Congress, 2nd Session, 1813-1814.

Niagara Falls (Image from Eastern District of Pennsylvania Clerks Office)

The caption below reads "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1854 by F. Langenheim in the Clerks office of the district Court for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania".

Receipt from City Clerk's Office of St. Catharines

Receipt from the city clerk’s office of St. Catharines to H.K. Woodruff for payment of $11.20 for additional cemetery land. Accompanying this document is a crudely drawn map of graves along Queenston Road and rough notes on Deed no. 419, Oct. 16, 1901.

Presentation from the Office of Macdonald and Rykert regarding the Case of O'Connor vs. the Great Western Railway Co.

Presentation from the Office of Macdonald and Rykert regarding the Case of O’Connor vs. the Great Western Railway Co. This is a handwritten, 9 ½ page double sided document). Some of the witnesses for the plaintiff included: Robert Johnson, John Ryder, Edward Duffy, Gilbert Gregory, John Cutter, James Patterson, Samuel Rush and Francis Bigger, among others. They claimed that the Great Western Railway Co. was destroying their land. Jacob Dittrick claimed that the culverts were not large enough to carry off water. Mr. Jackson noticed injury to his flats. Wild grass was destroying the bottom grass, May 6, 1836.

Special Orders No. 18 of the Office U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Parole

Special Orders No. 18 of the Office U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Parole, near Annapolis, MD., March 14, 1865 to W.K. Cleveland assigning him to duty as pathologist and consulting surgeon for the hospital. This is signed by W. Stewart, Surgeon U.S. Vol’s, in charge, March 14, 1865.

Letter - President's Office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Welland D. Woodruff

Letter from the President’s Office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. The letter is addressed to Welland D. Woodruff in response to his request regarding his ancestry. It is confirmed that the family descended through Matthew Woodruff who was the original proprietor of Farmingham Connecticut. The writer says that he has had interviews with several Woodruffs from Chicago and other places. The letter is signed by Wilford Woodruff [4th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints from 1889-1898], Dec. 7, 1887.

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.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from the Office of F. W. Gilchrist

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from the Office of F. W. Gilchrist, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Norway and White Pine Lumber Timber Lath and Shingles, Alpena, Michigan. F. W. Gilchrist would like to be informed of the offer and terms of payment for berth 192. He says that they own lands on that river, but are desirous of owning more, Feb. 5, 1881.

Clipping from a Town Council meeting at which estimates of the costs of Railway Line no. 1 and Line no. 2 were submitted by the office of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway

Clipping from a Town Council meeting at which estimates of the costs of Railway Line no. 1 and Line no. 2 were submitted by the office of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway. The estimate was submitted by S.D. Woodruff and George Rykert, president. There is also a disclaimer in which Calvin Phelps claims to have resigned as director of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway when he discovered that the company had no intention to adhere to the original plan for building and running the road, Aug. 1854.

Voucher #15 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension to A. H. Armour for office supplies, Apr. 1, 1857

Voucher #15 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension to A. H. Armour for office supplies, Apr. 1, 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 #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 #16 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer, May 30, 1857

Pay roll voucher #16 from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer, May 30, 1857.

Voucher from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension for W.G. Thompson for the Northern Division. There are attached notes from the Welland Railway Company to John Mitchell for putting up shelves; to William Waud, staff; and to William Martin to repair the office (copy), June 10, 1857

Voucher from the Engineer Department of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension for W.G. Thompson for the Northern Division. There are attached notes from the Welland Railway Company to John Mitchell for putting up shelves; to William Waud, staff; and to William Martin to repair the office (copy), June 10, 1857.

Pay roll voucher #19 from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer (copy), July 1, 1857

Pay roll voucher #19 from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway Extension, for the office approved by F. Shanly, chief engineer (copy), July 1, 1857.