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Land Purchase Documents - Canada Southern Railway
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Railway Museum
- Date Range From
- 1. January 15, 1883
2. April 12, 1883
3. 1904
4. Jan 24, 1883
5. March 1884
6. n.d.
- Material
- Paper
- Storage Location
- 7-C-3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Railway Museum
- Description Level
- Group
- Description
- 1. Memo to G.C. Cunningham, CSR St. Thomas, from William P. Taylor, General Superintendent in Buffalo, New York, with instructions to purchase land for at Niagara Junction. Hand written letter with a note on the back as well.
2. Hand written letter to CSR lawyers regarding the purchase of land at Niagara Junction. The letter notes that there is a dispute over land value, the crops on the land, and payment by CSR.
3. Typed letters transcribed from old records dating to Feb. 14th, 1884 to November 24th, 1884, dealing with issues around Niagara Junction.
4. Agreement to purchase land from Robert Bower for new construction at the Niagara Junction.
5. Receipt and grant of land by Robert Bowen to CSR. Two copies of the form with handwritten details.
6. Hand written note detailing property of Robert Bowen back to 1796, from the Registry Office.
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Artifacts
- Sub-category
- Letter Artifacts
- Accession Number
- 2017-01-55
- Storage Location
- 7-C-3
- Date Range From
- 1. January 15, 1883
2. April 12, 1883
3. 1904
4. Jan 24, 1883
5. March 1884
6. n.d.
- Width
- 220
- Height
- 72
- Units
- mm
- Item History
- Found with other documents and letters at the CASO station
Less detail