Various Cards

1. Invitation and program to the Merritton Hose Co. No. 1 Grand Masquerade Ball and Supper. The invitation is for Mrs. J. Wilson. Ladies are by invitation only. Ladies without masks are charged 10 cents. The supper was held at the Union Hall and the dance was held in the Merritton Town Hall. Phalen’s Full Orchestra was providing the music, Feb. 16, 1900. 2. Business card of Long’s Hotel of Niagara. Rooms were $1.50 per day and the proprietor was Wm. Long, n.d. 3. Business card of Niagara Tannery of Niagara, Ontario. Blake and Burk were the proprietors. They were wholesale manufacturers of oak tanned, hose, belting and harness leather, n.d. 4. Business card of James B. Secord of Niagara, Ontario. His office was in the town hall. He was a notary public, conveyancer, clerk of first division court and Commissioner. He also had money to loan, n.d.

Handwritten Note about Ezekiel Woodruff

Handwritten note (1 page, single sided) stating that Ezekiel Woodruff was born in Littlefield Ct. July 29, 1763. He married Sally Hall who was born in Middleton, Ct on May 21 [the date is listed as the 23 in the Woodruff Genealogy book], 1765. She was the daughter of Capt. Giles and A. Hall. Ezekiel Woodruff died in Niagara Falls, New York on January 7, 1836 [the 6 is crossed out and a 7 penciled in]. Sally Woodruff died in Niagara Falls, New York on Nov. 26, 1835, n.d.

Letter to David Therburn [Thorburn] from W. Woodruff

Letter outlining the firsthand account of the Battle of Queenston Heights describing the day that General Brock was killed [a copy of this letter (taken from Mr. Thorburn’s files) has been published in the book The Story of Laura Secord and Canadian Reminiscences by Emma A. Currie and it is also printed in History of the Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier in the year 1812 by Lieutenant Colonel E. Cruikshank] (7 handwritten pages) written by W. Woodruff and addressed to David Therburn [Thorburn] of Queenston. There are 3 handwritten copies of this account. A transcript of this letter has been included in the file, July 29, 1840.

Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Joseph Clement

Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Joseph Clement of the Township of Niagara, May 14, 1810 but it is noted that this is a copy of the original will and this copy was filed on Feb. 26, 1815, Nov. 25, 1875. This is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Sheriff Woodruff and postmarked Hamilton, Nov. 25, 1875.

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff of St. Catharines to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney of the Township of Niagara regarding a footpath and parts of the lots 9 and 10 on the Welland River (78 acres), Oct. 30, 1883.

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney

Indenture of Agreement for Sale of Land between Samuel Woodruff of St. Catharines to Calvin and Ezekiel Cudney of the Township of Niagara. This is a copy of the previous document but there is an additional note on this document about an “agreement for cutting timber”. This is signed by S.D. Woodruff, Jan. 1885.

Printed Blank of Certificate of Goods and Exportation

Printed blank of certificate of goods and exportation from a district other than the district of original importation from the District of Niagara, Port of Lewiston. The certificate is for 2 boxes containing Gravatt’s level ordered from Troughton and Simms, London and sent to Mr. S.D. Woodruff, Dec. 21, 1846.

Letter to Mr. C. Howard from Mrs. Tolan

Letter (3 typed pages) to Mr. C. Howard of the Dominion Bank of Toronto from Mrs. Tolan of the Lundy’s Lane Historical Society. She encloses 2 articles entitled “Origins of Niagara Falls, Ontario” and “Captain Creighton and Clifton” Samuel Zimmerman is named in the first article. Mrs. Tolan requests that Mr. Band is also allowed to read the articles, April 25, 1948.

Letter to Mr. C. Howard from Louis J. Cahill

Letter (1 typed page) to Mr. C. Howard from Louis J. Cahill of the Niagara Editorial Bureau stating that they are sending information in regard to the Zimmerman Bank and Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in relation to the forthcoming Centennial celebrations of the bridge, July 9, 1948.

Letter to Mr. C. Howard from Louis J. Cahill

Letter (1 typed page) to Mr. C. Howard from Louis J. Cahill of the Niagara Editorial Bureau requesting copies of the whirlpool rapids bridge story, July 16, 1948.

Letter to Mrs. Percy Band from Donald E. Loker

Letter (2 typed pages) to Mrs. Percy Band from Donald E. Loker, former American History master of the DeVeaux School, Niagara Falls, New York. Mr. Loker is enquiring about Maria and Sarah Woodruff. Samuel DeVeaux was married twice. He married Maria Woodruff, and after her death in 1815, he married her widowed sister, Sarah Woodruff, 1962.

Letter regarding a special service held by DeVeaux School to re-inter the body of Mrs. Maria Woodruff

Letter (2 page typed form letter with a handwritten note from Don Loker) regarding a special service held by DeVeaux School to re-inter the body of Mrs. Maria Woodruff, the first wife of Judge Samuel DeVeaux. Her body was originally buried at DeVeaux School in Niagara Falls, New York. The location of the ceremony was the cemetery in St. Davids, Ontario. Maria died on April 23, 1815 at the age of 19. This notice was sent by Rev. Alec Pudwell, chaplain of DeVeaux School, Niagara Falls, New York, May 6, 1963.

Engineering school notebook which belonged to S.D. Woodruf

Engineering school notebook which belonged to S.D. Woodruff. This book contains questions for exercise as well as other mathematical topics. It also contains a page which has the title “The Cataract of Niagara in North America” and quite a few pages of repetitive lines as in “writing lines”. Some of the pages are loose or torn and the notebook is discoloured. This does not affect the text. This book has no covers, n.d.

Daily Journals of Louis J. Cahill, 1946-2006

41 hardcover and soft cover journals containing handwritten entries

Louis J. Cahill Fonds, 1946-2010, n.d. (non-inclusive)

Louis started the Niagara News Bureau in 1936. It was later named the Niagara Editorial Bureau and the Ontario Editorial Bureau. Lou was very active within the community. He promoted the Welland Canals and was secretary for the Mackenzie Heritage Printery and Newspaper Museum. He was honoured with numerous awards and accolades including a medallion from the Pope for his service to the Roman Catholic Church and an honourary degree from Brock University.