Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt in which he says he could have carried the bill last fall but he postponed it (2 pages), May 3, 1855.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt in which he says that Jack Killaly says that he spoke to Mr. Woodruff to continue drudging to accommodate both the canal and the railway. Mr. Merritt says he sees no obstacle in opening the line for local traffic (2 ½ pages), Aug. 2, 1855.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt in which he says he feels disposed to using every effort to complete the road to the Great Western Railway as originally designed (4 pages), Aug. 29, 1855

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt in which he says that the line from Allenburgh down should be divided into sections and also, that he is in favour of crossing the Great Western Railway by bridge. This letter was folded into a piece of paper (used like an envelope). This is included (4 pages), Oct. 23, 1856.

Letter to William Hamilton Merritt from George Roberts

Letter to William Hamilton Merritt from George Roberts who is looking for employment as a clerk (3 pages, handwritten), Dec. 3, 1856.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt regarding George Roberts who he claims is a good draftsperson and it would be great to have him employed if possible, Dec. 5, 1856.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from William Hamilton Merritt regarding the gravel cars 2 pages, handwritten), Dec. 15, 1856.

Approximate cost of completing the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines and an estimate of the cost of the piers at Port Dalhousie signed by William Hamilton Merritt

Approximate cost of completing the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines and an estimate of the cost of the piers at Port Dalhousie signed by William Hamilton Merritt (5 pages, handwritten), July 8, 1854.

Letter from William Hamilton Merritt to S.D. Woodruf

Letter from William Hamilton Merritt to S.D. Woodruff asking to see the report, n.d.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from A. Jeffrey importer of Hardware, Iron, Steel, and Window Glass of St. Catharines, Ont.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from A. Jeffrey importer of Hardware, Iron, Steel, and Window Glass of St. Catharines, Ont. A. Jeffrey says that he will be able to supply Mr. Woodruff with glass and iron pipe, June 7, 1875.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from A. Jeffrey importer of Hardware, Iron, Steel, and Window Glass of St. Catharines, Ont.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from A. Jeffrey importer of Hardware, Iron, Steel, and Window Glass of St. Catharines, Ont. regarding breakage and freight, June 23, 1875.

Letter from the office of Hart, Ball and Hart of Buffalo, New York to William R. Allen of St. Catharines, Ont.

Letter (2 pages, handwritten) from the office of Hart, Ball and Hart of Buffalo, New York to William R. Allen of St. Catharines, Ont. proposing work to be done regarding the hot water heating of the building. The owner of the building is expected to pay the railway fare of the men and to pay their board while they are in St. Catharines, July 8, 1876.

Partial piece of post office registration to J.M. Ball of Toronto, Ont.

Partial piece of post office registration to J.M. Ball of Toronto, Ont. Half of ticket is missing. Text is affected, Jul. 5, 1875.

Letter of agreement to Welland D. Woodruff to pay Hamilton K. Woodruff $27, 500 for the property known as DeVeaux Hall

Letter of agreement to Welland D. Woodruff to pay Hamilton K. Woodruff $27, 500 for the property known as DeVeaux Hall.

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton regarding George’s father’s death. George inquires about the deeds for the Canadian property. There is a hole which affects a small part of the text (2 ½ pages, handwritten), Oct. 16, 1832.