An estimate of work done by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors on sections 1, 2 and 3 ending at St. Catharines for the months of April and May 1855

Scrap of paper that has been burned almost completely. Only the header of the document is intact. It is an estimate of work done by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors on sections 1, 2 and 3 ending at St. Catharines for the months of April and May 1855.

Note that John Brown has done grading in the section between Geneva Street and Slabtown [known as Merritton prior to amalgamation with St. Catharines in 1961]

Note that John Brown has done grading in the section between Geneva Street and Slabtown [known as Merritton prior to amalgamation with St. Catharines in 1961]. This document is badly stained and faded. It is signed by S.D. Woodruff, 1855.

Chart of 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

Chart of 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 for the month of Oct., 1855. This document is water damaged and full of holes. The list of prices is almost completely illegible. The document is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Nov. 1855.

Chart and a memo regarding the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines

Chart and a memo (4 pages, handwritten) regarding the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines. This is an explanation reflecting the differences between the approximate and final estimate. The memo is slightly stained and the chart is slightly torn. This does not affect the text, Jan. 2, 1856.

Chart of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from St. Catharines to Thorold estimates

Chart of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from St. Catharines to Thorold estimates. This document is slightly burnt and torn. Text is slightly affected. It is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Dec. 27, 1856.

Memorandum of ditching on the line of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway between Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines

Memorandum of ditching on the line of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway between Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

New Southern Hotel, St. Louis Missouri pamphlet

New Southern Hotel, St. Louis Missouri pamphlet, 1881.

“Frisco Line” St. Louis and San Francisco Railway the direct line through St. Louis schedule

“Frisco Line” St. Louis and San Francisco Railway the direct line through St. Louis schedule, Jan. 9, 1882.

Union Pacific Railway from Kansas City , Omaha, St. Joseph to Denver, San Francisco, Portland, Helena, Butte, Boise, Leadville, Durango, Deadwood and all cities and mining camps in the west schedule

Union Pacific Railway from Kansas City , Omaha, St. Joseph to Denver, San Francisco, Portland, Helena, Butte, Boise, Leadville, Durango, Deadwood and all cities and mining camps in the west schedule, Jan. 15, 1882.

Wabash St. Louis and Pacific Railway schedule

Wabash St. Louis and Pacific Railway schedule, 1882.

Iron Mountain Route Railway schedule: the great through line St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas to the Hot Springs of Arkansas

Iron Mountain Route Railway schedule: the great through line St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas to the Hot Springs of Arkansas.

Four railway ticket stubs for the Grand Trunk Railway System from St. Catharines, Ontario to Buffalo, New York

Four railway ticket stubs for the Grand Trunk Railway System from St. Catharines, Ontario to Buffalo, New York, Feb 8, 1919.

Envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff of St. Catharines

Envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff of St. Catharines and postmarked Jan. 2, 1886.

Letter to Dexter Deverardo, clerk of Fonthill from the Welland Canal Office of St. Catharines

Letter to Dexter Deverardo, clerk of Fonthill from the Welland Canal Office of St. Catharines in order to see that the work is done in a satisfactory manner. This letter is signed in pencil by S.D. Woodruff (4 pages, handwritten), Jan. 8, 1855.

Sketch in the lock of the new canal above St. Catharines

Sketch in the lock of the new canal above St. Catharines. The sketch is unsigned, Aug. 18, 1899