File contains 2 items which are copies of legal documents. One is an extract of the creation of the Seigneurie de La Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine. The other is an account written over many month of the transfer of lands and moneys involving James McGill.

File contains a hand-written copy of the last Will and Testament of James McGill [1812] including inserts and probate.

File contains the typed copies of 3 legal documents involving James McGill and his family.

• Deed of sale of a house and lot of ground situated in Saint Paul Street to Mr. John McGill (1792)
• Deed of Conveyance from the Commissioners for the removing the old walls and fortifications of Montreal (1805)
• Deed of sale - McGill to Hoyle, Henderson and Gibb (1808)

File contains handwritten copies of the marriage and death entries of James McGill from Montreal's Christ Church Cathedral registry and the first marriage (1763) and death certificates of Marie-Charlotte Guillimin from the Montreal Superior Court records.

File contains 2 copies of the Desrivières family genealogy (family tree) from 1764 to the 20th century, including a list of sources, prepared by the McGill University Archives.

File contains a typed manuscript of 'The Family History of James McGill, University Founder' by J. M. McGill as well as family trees and a sheet of transcript additions.

File contains 5 documents (copies and originals) signed by James McGill.

File contains a typed copy of correspondence from James McGill to Isaac Todd (17 Oct 1805) and handwritten copies of James McGill's business letters 1802-1807.

File contains a series of outgoing correspondence written by James McGill between 1802-1807. Several documents also feature the signature of Isaac Todd. These letters were sent to, among others:

• John Askin
• John Brickwood Jun.
• John Paterson
• Ann McGill (sister)
• Margaret McGill (sister)
• Isaac Todd