Category: Railway

Victoria, B.C. 10 Feb 1873 3 sides Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 87 in our auction Saturday...

Victoria, B.C. 26 Dec 1872 4-page Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Railway pioneer Marcus Smith writes to his wife from Victoria B.C. “As the newspapers are so careful in chronicaling my movements I need say no more than that I have been working my way lately down the east side of Vancouver island from Seymour narrows to Esquimalt some 160 miles”

Victoria, B.C. 12 Jan 1873 4 sides Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Realized $1,430 in Auction #1264 6th June 2020 Lot 90 Victoria, B.C. 12 Jan 1873 4 sides Marcus...

Victoria 8 Dec 1872 6-pg Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Victoria 8 Dec 1872 6-pg Marcus Smith letter to his wifeLot 89 in our auction Saturday 30th May...

Victoria 5 Dec 1872 2-page 4-sided Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Victoria 5 Dec 1872 2-page 4-sided Marcus Smith Letter to his wifeLot 90 in our auction Saturday...

Victoria, B.C. 11 Oct 1872 Marcus Smith 2-page Letter to his wife

Victoria, B.C. 11 Oct 1872 Marcus Smith 2-page Letter to his wife. Mentions meeting up with...

150 Mile House, B.C. 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

150 Mile House, B.C. 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife describing his early surveys for the...

20 Oct 1872 150 Mile House Marcus Smith letter to wife

1872 Marcus Smith letter from 150 Mile House “if I succeed in getting through this will be immortalized and have my name to the pass forever”

Soda Creek Fraser River, B.C. 2 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to wife

My Dear Annie.. Soda Creek Fraser River, B.C. 2 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to wife Lot 96 in our...

Intercolonial Railway 28 Mar 1872 Marcus Smith 2-pg Letter to his wife

Intercolonial Railway 28 Mar 1872 Marcus Smith 2-pg Letter to his wifeLot 21 in our auction 11th...

Halifax, N.S. 25 Feb 1869 2-page 4-sided Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Marcus Smith 1869 letter complaining about lost letters mailed on Inman Steamship vessels.”I...

Harry Abbott signed 1887 C.P.R. completion Supreme Court document

Harry Abbott signed 1887 C.P.R. completion Supreme Court document Lot 83 in our auction Saturday...

Intercolonial Railway 1869 Marcus Smith appointment letter

rcus Smith was a Railroad pioneer and became Acting Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Lot 17 is his appointment as District Engineer by Intercolonial Railway Lot 17 in our Auction Saturday 8th June 2019

Marcus Smith 25 July 1860 letter to wife

Marcus Smith was an early Railway-Engineer in Canada and his letters relate the Railway life of a Chief Engineer. This is a 2 page letter written in 1860 Hamilton to his wife. Lot 23 in our auction February 16th Saturday #bchistory #railroadhistory

Marcus Smith 1856 letter to wife

Marcus Smith was an early Railway-Engineer in Canada and his letters relate the Railway life of a Chief Engineer. This is a 12 page letter written in Ontario 1859 to his wife. Lot 26 in our auction February 9th Saturday #bchistory #railroadhistory

Marcus Smith, early railway-engineer of Canada

Marcus Smith was an early Railway-Engineer in Canada, He became acting Chief Engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway. “I do not desire any encomiums. I have simply tried to do my work faithfully and well.” His letters and reports appear from the early days of Railway feature in All Nations auctions.