Category: Letters

Elbows of the Little Sask. 9 Sp 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 25 in our auction...

Fort Carleton, Sk. 10 Au 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Fort Carleton, Sk. 10 Au 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 23 in our auction Saturday 17th...

1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis Cover and Letter to B.C. w/ documentation

1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis Cover & Letter to B.C. w/ documentation Lot 84 in our auction...

C.P.R. Manitoba District Engineer’s Office 7 Sep 1878 Marcus Smith letter “My dear wife..”

Realized $605 in our auction 10th July 2021, Marcus Smith 1878 to his wife “..any motive to act dishonestly or underhand in a great national question- he [Fleming] took the sneaking course of finding out what the Govt. wanted and acted accordingly- ignoring me altogether, and keeping me in the dark as to what he was reporting even up to the last moment both in regard to the work to be done and the assistants to be appointed &.c-..”

C.P.R. Office Engineer in Chief 28 July 1878 Marcus Smith letter to wife

Marcus Smith, Prince Arthur’s landing Lake Superior July 28th1878, “My dear Wife…..Love to all the children”

Prince Arthur’s Landing Lake Superior 8 Aug 1878 Marcus Smith letter

Lake Superior 8th August 1878 “..I am very anxious about what will be the best course to take after my Mr. Fleming returns. I do not see how I can work under him with any satisfaction when I know the underhand way in which he is influencing the engineering staff against me. Besides the whole management is in such a muddle- Contracts costing half as much again as they were estimated at the letting-..”

Blackwater 45 Miles NW of Quesnelle 23 Sep 1875 Marcus Smith letter

Realized $526 in our auction Saturday 19th June 2021 Blackwater 45 miles N.W. of Quesnelle-Sept. 23rd,1875 “My Dear Wife…yourself and children would be far better in Victoria then anywhere in Canada and the climate is far superior- and living is always getting cheaper and so will all conveniences when the work commences as there will be a large influx of people of all condition..”

C.P.R. Survey Western Division 7 Se 1875 Marcus Smith letter home

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY SURVEY.
Salmon House Dean River Sept 4th. 1875,
My dear wife, I have just walked from the head of the Dean channel, through the Cascade mountains to this point where horses have been sent to meet us- I am in excellent health. This last walk has done me as much good as that in the spring did me harm- The weather is fine and cool

C.P.R. Survey Western Division Victoria 22 Au 1875 4 pg Smith Letter

C.P.R. Survey Western Division Victoria 22 Au 1875 4 pg Smith Letter Lot 87 in our auction...

C.P.R. Survey Western Division 22 Jn 1875 Soda Creek Smith Letter

Sold for $2,600 Lot 82 in our auction Saturday 15th May 2021 1875 Marcus Smith letter to wife Anne from Soda Creek B.C. describes the start of journey to survey route across Coast mountains to Bute. Inlet, on Canadian Pacific Railway Survey headed notepaper

Marcus Smith 1 Fe 1875 C.P.R. Engineer 3.5pg letter to his wife

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAYOFFICE OF THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEFFeb 1st(4pm) 1875My dear WifeI sent a...

Ottawa Jan 8, 1875 Marcus Smith 2.5 page letter to his wife

Ottawa Jan. 8th, 1875 “I had the honor of dining with the Premier and Mrs. Mackenzie yesterday evening…”

Kamloops, B.C. 30 Oc 1874 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

I got back from my long trip north and within the limits of civilization a few days ago and received a great pile of letters, among others, yours of sept. 25th (with Tom’s and Eloise’s likeness enclosed) in which you tell me you have got them both to school- I am glad Eloise went to Miss Dupont’s I think she will do well-

Victoria, B.C. 24 May 1874 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife, faults

The hard work on this vast [BC] line is wearing me down and I shall get no thanks for it- these cussed policies are a disgrace and will bring ruin to the country- I only wish I were at the Cape now-They have found gold in large nuggets everybody is leaving Capetown