Letter from John Mompason to James Morrison. Contents of letter include concern for Mrs. Morrison's health, a lost barrel of rum that Morrison had sent to him, rumours that Lt. Gov. Sinclair may face a civil prosecution, and complaints about the difficulty of obtaining changes in posting, and lost revenue by traders, both caused by the Lt. Gov.

This file contains a journal containing entries related to two voyages undertaken by James Morrison, with some accounts, lists of goods and furs, contracts, and other notes and transactions. The first voyage is titled "Journal of a voyage in a large cannoe by Jas Morrison from Montreal to Toranto [sic]," and took place between 13 April 1767 and 1 August 1767, during which they also visited Michilimackinac. The second voyage, "Journal for voyage 11 April 1769 1 canoe to Detroit," also set out from Montreal and visited Michilimackinac, returning on approximately 20 or 21 September 1769. Other notable entries include "A Dictionary of Indian words in the Missisage" with 49 words of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) vocabulary and a directive from Benjamin Roberts, Commissary of Indian Affairs, to Jean-Baptiste de Couagne, Interpreter for Indian Affairs, written in Morrison's hand from Fort Niagara, 21 May 1767.