Papers (13) which consist of: a certificate of baptism of Louise Magdeleine C. de L.; a promise to concede land by Joseph Gaspard C. de L.; a notice of appointment of Louis-René Chaussegros de Lery, fils, as ensign, with covering letter, as well as two letter to him from Charles-Auguste C. de L. about a trip to 1869 France; letters sent to Louisa C. de L. from Charles-Auguste C. de L. (5) in Rome, concerning family finances and properties and from Bishop Bourget & Abbé Daniel.
Correspondence (9) with S. Fournier and G. Joly concerning encroachments upon 1853 the Towship of Newton and with G.C. Tunstall regarding damage done to Tunstall's property due to the construction of a government wharf (asks Harwood to help with claim).
Correspondence (10) connected with Harwood's political activities, from L. McMillan, F. Ricard, G. St-Beaudet, J.B. Mongenais, P. Macnaughton, D. Bastien & J. Burke and a judgement by Norbert Dumas (with covering letter from G. Ouimet) refusing a claim by L.J. Chartier de, Lotbinière (Mrs. Harwood) for loss of banalité.
Correspondence (12) with G. Joly, F. Fortier, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, the Provincial Secretary and the Altorney-General-East, concerning the commutation of the Seigneurie of the Seigneurie of Vaudreuil.
Diverse documents (12) comprising : a burial certificate of François- Xavier Boucher de Nivervill Grandpré; papers relating to Joseph-Claude Boucher de Niverville, including an agreement with Marguerite Cardin (widow of F. Châtelain), a declaration of foi et hommage, a list of the properties of J-C.B. de N. and the late Marie-Joseph Châtelain, the transfer of two lots in Trois-Rivières, a grant of retirement from the militia and a burial certificate; a baptismal certificate, a déclaration en retrait concerning 3/10 of the fief Niverville, a petition requesting a reward for past services by Joseph-Michel Boucher de Niverville, an appointment as Justice of the Peace and a buriel certificate.
Letters patent to commute the tenure of unconceded parts of the Seigneurie of Vaudreuil, granted to Louise-Josephte Chartier de Lotbinière, wife of Harwood.
Correspondence (6) with Thomas Begley, Felix Fortier (on behalf of the Commissioner of Crown Lands) and G.Joly, concerning a proposed railway between Montreal and kingston and the commutation of the Seigneurie of Vaudreuil.
Papers (12), including correspondence with R. Howorth, R. Routh, W.Dawes, D. Daly, S. Bouthillier and H. Sherwood and a report of a Committee of the Executive Council, principally concerning grievances over the boundary between Upper and Lower Canada, the building of a saw mill, a proposed railway between Montreal and Kingston and the commutation of the Seigneurie of Vaudreuil.
A note from the Marquis de Longueuil, in France (to?), asking for information on the de Longueuil family in Canada and whether it is related to his own.
