File consists of Brown's journal kept at sea aboard the Mary Frances, 1838. The notebook is a printed composition book (printed by M. Day, North York) with the printed title, "Writing Book." and an engraving of falconry and a verse beginning with the first line, "Strive to be either agreeable or useful; thus only is it that the world can be gained."

Folder: "Place du Centre at McGill College Avenue", prepared by First Quebec Corporation.

"Place Ville Marie" presentation booklet, prepared by Webb and Knapp Ltd.

Seven letters from Lord Buckmaster. Letters mostly concern the First World War and German politics.

Fragments of a letter discussing the price and purchase of wheat. Possibly from John Painter to James Morrison.

File contains partial drafts and fragments from the other chapters of Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography. Includes a brief outline of "Apologia book."

Letter from Jno. Painter to James Morrison, with information about a shipment of goods from Bristol including rum, sugar, coffee, chocolate and other food items (arrived via the ship King David). Includes an offer to charter the vessel for a voyage to Europe as Painter currently does not have enough goods for a return voyage, and a request that Morrison advertise this in his coffee house. Also includes political news of various European monarchs and members of the aristocracy, including the death of the Holy Roman Emperor.

File contains drafts of a work titled "On risks" based on three letters from Noel Noel-Buxton to his wife, Lucy Noel-Buxton. One of the letters was written from the hospital after the assassination attempt on Buxton.

File contains a text "NEB's Notes 'On our ancestors'" written by Noel Noel-Buxton to his eldest son, Rufus Alexander Buxton.

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison ("Mon chere frere"), expressing his grief about his mother's death, his father's illness, and his business woes. He expressed his worry that his brother might cause problems with his sisters' inheritance because of the nature of his parents' marital agreement. LePallieur reports that he was unable to trade the number of furs that he hoped because of conflict between Americans ("les Bostonnais") and the Indigenous nations that he trades with, and as a result will be unable to pay his bills and is considering giving up his trade and becoming a clerk. Letter includes a list of the furs and goods he successfully purchased. Also includes a description of a canoe accident that he experienced.