Indenture between Thomas Murtagh and Samuel Zimmerman

Indenture of mortgage in fee between Thomas Murtagh of the Town of Elgin and Samuel Zimmerman of NIagara Falls regarding Lot no. 15 in Block N in the Town Plot of Elgin - instrument no. 3164[9?], September 24, 1855.

Indenture between Patrick and Mary Burns and Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff

Indenture of mortgage in fee with dower between Patrick and Mary Burns of the Township of Grantham and Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff of St. Catharines regarding parts of Lots no. 19 and 23 in the 5th Concession in the Town of Grantham - instrument no. 14820. Listed in Book E, folio 339, October 3, 1864.

Indenture between Owen Clifford and Margaret Clifford to Samuel D. Woodruff

Indenture of mortgage deed between Owen Clifford and Margaret Clifford of the Township of Grantham to Samuel D. Woodruff of St. Catharines regarding 36 3/4 acres in Lots numbered 12 and 13 in the 8th Concession in the Township of Grantham - instrument no. 187. This was registered at the Registry Office for Lincoln on April 30, 1867 in Liber I, March 29, 1867.

Indenture between William and Margaret Wilson to Stephen M. Jarvis

Indenture of statutory mortgage between William and Margaret Wilson of the Village of Grimsby to Stephen M. Jarvis of Toronto regarding part of Lot no. 10 in the 1st Concession in Grimsby - instrument no. 502, February 26, 1869.

Indenture between Owen Clifford and Margaret Clifford to John Charles Rykert and William B. Gilleland

Indenture of mortgage deed between Owen Clifford and Margaret Clifford of the Township of Grantham to John Charles Rykert and William B. Gilleland of St. Catharines regarding parts of Lots no. 10 and 11 in the 9th Concession of the Township of Grantham. Registered in the Township of Grantham Register on September 15, 1870 - instrument no. 804 and registered in the Township of Grantham Register of February 8, 1872 - instrument no. 1104, September 15, 1870.

Indenture between Jacob Thomas Nottle and George Steel

Indenture of assignment of mortgage between Jacob Thomas Nottle, land agent of Hamilton and George Steel of the Village of Romoka in the County of Middlesex regarding a parcel of land in the village of Romoka composed of Lot no. 17 in Block U. Robert Telfer granted to Ira Spalding these lands and premises subject to payment of principal money and interest (2 copies), June 18, 1874.

Indenture between George and Barbara Steele and Joseph Augustus Woodruff

Indenture of assignment of mortgage between George and Barbara Steele [incorrectly listed as Shute on the first page of the first copy] of the Village of Romoka of the County of Middlesex of the first part and Joseph Augustus Woodruff, sheriff, of St. Catharines whereas a mortgage dated April 7, 1857 in consideration of the same to Robert Telfer who did grant the land to Ira Spalding regarding a parcel of land in the Village of Romoka composed of Lot no. 17 in Block U, June 28, 1876.

Indenture between Archibald McLachlan and Nicol Kingsmill to Florence Louise Thomson

Indenture of assignment of mortgage between Archibald McLachlan of St. Thomas and Nicol Kingsmill of Toronto executors under the Last Will and Testament of Lavinia Day Thomson, late of Glencairn in Niagara Township to Florence Louise Thomson of Toronto. This is in regard to Lots 113, 114 and 115 in the Township of Niagara. This was registered in the Township of Niagara on Jan. 28, 1888 – instrument no. 2342 and instrument no. 2344, Apr. 5, 1887.

Letter to Mr. Woodruff from Calvin Cudney of Clifton

Letter to Mr. Woodruff from Calvin Cudney of Clifton saying that he has enclosed $35 in interest on the mortgage. The upper right hand corner of the letter has been torn away. This affects the text slightly, n.d.

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.

Letter - Elizabeth Cudney to Mr. Woodruff

Letter to Mr. Woodruff from Elizabeth Cudney in which she accepts Mr. Woodruff’s offer. She will give $1,100 and turn her land as payment for three hundred dollars and give a mortgage for $800, Feb. 3, 1893.

Letter to J.G. Cadham

Letter to J.G. Cadham regarding Elizabeth Cudney stating that 10 months interest is due. The writer includes and abstract of title on the land which includes: No. 944 assignment of the mortgage of John Malone to S.D. Woodruff; No. 1207 Deed Jesse O’Dell to S.D. Woodruff; No. 1125 Deed S.D. Woodruff to Ezekiel Cudney; No. 1127 Mortgage Ezekiel Cudney to S.D. Woodruff. “Mr. Ezekiel Cudney died and his family was not able to pay off the mortgage and gave the deed and place to me. The agreement with Elizabeth Cudney shows what her title is and when I am paid the amount due to me in accordance with the agreement the deed will be executed.”, Dec. 9, 1901.

Letter addressed to “dear sir” signed by Roland R. Conklin

Letter (1 page, typed) addressed to “dear sir” with a request to please forward your coupons for collection about 30 days before they become due. This is signed by Roland R. Conklin, secretary of Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Company, June 1, 1889.

Letter - S.L. Conklin to "F.B. Woodruff, Esq."

Letter (1 page, typed) to S.D. Woodruff asking if he would like to extend the Wank loan for 5 years. Signed by S.L. Conklin, assistant secretary of Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Company, Feb. 14, 1890.

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