Document created by Beamsly Gleazier, Commandant of Michilimackinac, granting safe passage to James Morrison and his crew of five men who were travelling by canoe from Michilimackinac to Montreal with a cargo of "peltry." Crew members listed are Jacques St. Andre, Louis Mayenar, Grand Masson, Jean Veine and a guide named LaClerc.
Letter from Proulx to James Morrison, expressing concern for Morrison's health and discussing an amount of wheat that he could sell to Morrison, along with Mr. de la Corne.
Partial, unsigned letter addressed to James Morrison. Letter's contents describe the sinking of the ship Swift Bay in the English Channel following an accident, along with news and speculation about the American Revolutionary War (including Montgomery's defeat at Quebec), as well as discussion of a drop in the price of beaver pelts which the writer attributes to the events of the war.
Letter from John Winslow, pay master, to James Morrison. Letter explains that Winslow cannot give any money to Morrison without a warrant from the General.
Statement of account of James Morrison with Gregory & Woolsey for transactions between 3 September 1778 and 10 November 1779. Signed by Gregory & Woolsey 16 December 1779. Includes transactions with Cugnot, Richard McNeale, Thomas Fraser, Miotte, George Ross, Colonel Caldwell, Drummond & Jordan, Melvin & Willis, and others.
Document laying out conditions under which Mr Walker will rent Mr Morrison's orchard and meadow for a year. The land was to be rent for 40 pounds per year and Morrison was to be compensated for work already conducted on the property with a portion of the land's produce.
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.
Letter from Samuel Morrison to his uncle James Morrison. Letter concerns commercial and political news following the end of the American Revolutionary War, with prices for goods including molasses, gin, tobacco, flour, rum, and sugar, and personal news, including the deaths of his son and several of his nephews from smallpox.
Letter from Robert Woolsey to James Morrison, including copied note from David Grant and invoices related to insurance Grant took out for Portuguese and Spanish gold coins.