Letter - Herbert Mills of Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Company to S.D. Woodruff

Letter (1 page, typed) to S.D. Woodruff which accompanied the Rothrock account papers. Signed by Herbert Mills, assistant treasurer of Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Company, Oct. 27, 1890.

Letter to George Rykert (president of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway), engineer from William Danforth, civil engineer

Letter to George Rykert (president of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway), engineer from William Danforth, civil engineer in which he states that the preliminary survey has been made between Port Dalhousie and Centreville at which point it may intersect with the Great Western Railway. The estimate is included (2 pages, handwritten), July 25, 1853.

Notice that the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway map and plans have been certified by commissioners

Notice that the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway map and plans have been certified by commissioners. This is signed “secretary”, n.d.

Letter which contains a report to George Rykert of Friends of the Port Dalhousie Thorold Railway

Letter which contains a report to George Rykert of Friends of the Port Dalhousie Thorold Railway. In this unsigned letter regarding contracts for the railway, it is suggested that the quantity of the excavation could have been done at 25 cents less per yard, July 23, 1855.

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.

Approximate estimate of the cost of completing the Port Dalhousie Railway to the Grand Central Railway Station at Lock 12

Approximate estimate of the cost of completing the Port Dalhousie Railway to the Grand Central Railway Station at Lock 12. This document is badly torn and burned but most of the text is legible, July 14, 1854.

Estimated cost of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway sent to George Rykert by S.D. Woodruff

Estimated cost of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway sent to George Rykert by S.D. Woodruff, Aug. 5, 1854.

Letter sent from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway to the Town Council of St. Catharines

Letter sent from the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway to the Town Council of St. Catharines which states that the estimate that was submitted does not embrace the damages done to the buildings along Line no. 1 from Port Dalhousie to Chisholm Corner. The estimates are included in the document, Aug. 17, 1854.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

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 during the month ending Sept. 30, 1854.

Cost of the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines

Cost of the railway from Port Dalhousie to St. Catharines (1 page, handwritten), Jan. 11, 1855.

Note stating that John Brown has done grading in the section of railway between Geneva Street and Slabtown

Note stating that John Brown has done grading in the section of railway between Geneva Street and Slabtown. This document is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Dec. 12, 1855.

Mr. Woodward’s timetable regarding the suspension bridge to Toronto via the Great Western Railway and Port Dalhousie Railway

Mr. Woodward’s timetable regarding the suspension bridge to Toronto via the Great Western Railway and Port Dalhousie Railway (1 page, handwritten), Jan. 22, 1856

List of [timber railway] piles delivered and driven

List of [timber railway] piles delivered and driven (1 page, handwritten). This is signed by Alex Morrison, July 1856.

Port Dalhousie and the Thorold Railway pay roll for the months of October, November and December, 1854

Port Dalhousie and the Thorold Railway pay roll for services of engineering and contingencies furnished for the months of October, November and December, 1854.

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.