Canadian National Interdepartmental Correspondence sent from D. L Fletcher in Hornepayne ON to J.F. Weaver in Capreol ON Re: Highway Crossing Data

Name/Title

Canadian National Interdepartmental Correspondence sent from D. L Fletcher in Hornepayne ON to J.F. Weaver in Capreol ON Re: Highway Crossing Data

Entry/Object ID

2021.1010.01

Description

Interdepartmental correspondence sent from D.L Fletcher, the Assistant Superintendent for the Hornepayne Division to J. F. Weaver, the Superintendent of Transportation for the Capreol Division in 1966. The correspondence is the reply to an earlier mailgram sent about a letter sent from Capreol on June 9th about the list of Railway Crossing Inventory sheets. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Original document, the actual correspondence sent to J. F. Weaver . Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Canadian National

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

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

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Interdepartmental Correspondence

Class

Correspondence

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

D. L. Fletcher

Place Published

Township

Hornepayne, Ontario

District

Algoma, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1966

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Signature from D. L. Fletcher

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32809

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

8 in

Parts

Count

1

Parts

2021.1009.01, the request for the letter

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #2

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, one small hole in the upper left hand corner

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

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Update Date

April 21, 2022