Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo stating that he is enclosing a cheque for the engineers’ pay roll for Dec. 1856, Jan. 10, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo stating that he has enclosed a cheque for the engineers’ pay roll, March 12, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo in which he says that people living near Foster’s are continually applying for jobs to excavate. He suggests that Mr. Woodruff might want to look into this, March 25, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes in which he tells Mr. Woodruff that the back ditch on the south side of the feeder is full of water, April 13, 1857.

Chart of station 2, crop sections of the old back ditch on the south side of the feeder, station 45, station 118 and the total length from the culvert to lot no. 5

Chart of station 2, crop sections of the old back ditch on the south side of the feeder, station 45, station 118 and the total length from the culvert to lot no. 5. This is signed by Fred Holmes, April 13, 1857.

List showing the quantity of excavation from lot no.5 to Marshville Culvert

List showing the quantity of excavation from lot no.5 to Marshville Culvert, n.d.

Calculation of ditching in the south side of the feeder from Brown’s ditch culvert to lot no.5

Calculation of ditching in the south side of the feeder from Brown’s ditch culvert to lot no.5, n.d.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo in which he says that he fears that a mistake has been made in A. Mains’ pay. He may have overpaid a considerable sum, April 25, 1857.

Notice from Dexter Deverardo regarding minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the County of Welland

Notice from Dexter Deverardo regarding minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the County of Welland that was held May 21, 1857. It was moved that the warden and clerk be requested to procure a plan of the marsh lands tract, May, 1857.

Cross sections of Lyons Creek from Cooks Mills Dam to culvert

Cross sections of Lyons Creek from Cooks Mills Dam to culvert (9 pages of charts, graphs and text, handwritten). This is signed by Fred Holmes, May 1857.

Sections and profiles of Lyons Creek

Sections and profiles of Lyons Creek (1 page, handwritten), June, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo stating that he has enclosed a cheque for the engineers’ pay, June 9, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo in which he says he has enclosed a copy of the resolution of the council, June 20, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes. He says that A. Mains has finished levelling the road through his section of the marsh ditching and is in want of any back monies. Mr. Clancy has also levelled the roadway but there is too much water to do the bottoming. He does not want money until the final completion of his job, June 30, 1857.

Letter containing a listing of the amounts paid for Lyons Creek

Letter containing a listing of the amounts paid for Lyons Creek. These were sent to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo, July 10, 1857.