Henry George Clopper Ketchum Fonds-Series2.3-Chignecto Ship Railway-Legal Records

Legal records [textual record]. -- 1888-1902. -- 6 cm of textual record

Scope and content: This sub-series includes construction contracts and schedules, trust deeds and forms of debenture, and memorials, as well as a statement of facts and other material in connection with a dispute between the Chignecto Ship Railway and the Canadian Government.

Title based on content

File arrangement is chronological

Correspondence discussing legal matters is located in series 3

Items 33, 39, and 40, located in series 2, sub-series 4, provide additional information about relations between the Chignecto Marine Transport Company and the Canadian Government

A published newspaper article about relations between the Chignecto Marine Transport Company and the Canadian Government is located in series 2, sub-series 5

BOX NO. 1
Files:

13.		Contract for works, schedules A and B, specification for construction of works, sub-contract for works, tender, contract for hydraulic lifts and machinery, specification for hydraulic lifts and machinery, Acts of Parliament. - 16 October 1888
14.		Contract for works, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company, Limited and John G. Meiggs & Son. - 2 copies. - 16 October 1888
15.		Contract for construction of works, The Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company, Limited. - edited version. - 16 October 1888
16.		Contract for works, schedules A and B, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company, Limited and John G. Meiggs & Son. - 16 October 1888
17.		Draft trust deed and form of debenture, The Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company Limited and The National Safe Deposit Company Ltd. - [188-?]
18.		Trust deed and form of debenture, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company (Limited). - 6 April 1891
19.		Memorandum and articles of association, The Chignecto Steamship Company, Limited. - 1891
20.		Schedule of items and conditions of contract for the completion of the works, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway. - blank form. - June 1892
21.		Schedule of items and conditions of contract for the completion of the works, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway. - original + draft + 3 blank copies. - July 1892
22.		The memorial of the debenture and share holders in the Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company, Limited. - 20 March 1893
23.		The memorial of the board of directors on behalf of the company. - 3 August 1894
24.		Brief statement of facts, The Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company v. The Canadian Government. - 2 copies. - 20 March 1901
25.		The Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company v. The Canadian Government. - 20 March 1901
26.		The case of the Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company and the Canadian Government, trustees' report. - January 1902. - 2 copies
27.		Report/ by A. D. Provand : relating to the negotiations with the Canadian Government for the reinstatement of the company or for payment of compensation, Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company Ltd. - 19 June 1902

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