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Contract for the Sale and Delivery of Coal Between the North Western Coal & Navigation Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway

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Material Type
Manuscript
Date Range
25 October 1883
Accession No.
20081078006
Physical Description
1 item
Scope and Content
Handwritten copy of a contract for the sale and delivery of coal from the North Western Coal & Navigation Company (NWC&NCo.) to the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The NWC&NCo. was to deliver 100,000 tons of coal to Medicine Hat in 12 equal monthly shipments, at a price of $5.00 per ton. The CPR al…
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Material Type
Manuscript
Date Range
25 October 1883
Physical Description
1 item
Physical Condition
Fair
Language
English
Custodial History
Charles A. Magrath sent the drawings to the Lethbridge Public Library on 4 December 1929, with a covering letter.
Scope and Content
Handwritten copy of a contract for the sale and delivery of coal from the North Western Coal & Navigation Company (NWC&NCo.) to the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The NWC&NCo. was to deliver 100,000 tons of coal to Medicine Hat in 12 equal monthly shipments, at a price of $5.00 per ton. The CPR also had the option of ordering an additional 40,000 tons of coal annually, again delivered to Medicine Hat in 12 equal monthly shipments. The contract was to begin on 1 September 1884 and continue for five years.
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Accession No.
20081078006
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