Letter on Grand Trunk Railway branded Letterhead from the Western District's Local Superintendent Office

Name/Title

Letter on Grand Trunk Railway branded Letterhead from the Western District's Local Superintendent Office

Entry/Object ID

2021.944.01

Description

Letter written on Grand Trunk Railway's letterhead, specifically from the Local Superintendent's Office in the Western District, the second line makes the reader assume it is also sent from Toronto or on behalf of Toronto. The actual letter is written on the backside of the paper, it is discussing an incident that had occurred and was grounds for a grievance to be filed. The writer is requesting that the reader should refuse to see and grievances in regards to the incident. The write instructs that certain workers are still required to be on duty despite what happened during an undistinguished incident. The writer then asks the reader to update them on the plan of action so that they can prepare. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

The Grand Trunk Railway was founded in 1852 with the goal of building a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. The railway operated in Canada and the US in the provinces/states of: Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It also included three subsidiary lines: Grand Trunk Western, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk Pacific. The company was later purchased by Canadian National in 1923.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Canadian National, Grand Trunk

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation(?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

K. Scurkwell (?)

Place Published

Location

Unknown

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink Date: 18(?)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

contents of letter

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32738

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition, the writing is difficult to decipher

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

June 9, 2022