Print of an etching with stone arches, buildings in the background, and several figures torturing a person, possibly a sculpture.

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.

Drawing of a Lar Gibbon from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Thailand, Northern Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Power of attorney endowing James Morrison with the right to collect debts owed to Thomas Woder (also spelled Wooder in this document) and John Blake, as well as to Holmes & Morrison. Woder and Blake sign the document as trustees of the estate of Holmes & Morrison.

Drawing of a Barbary Macaque from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Algeria, Morocco, and Gibraltar.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Framed painting of a large black and white stork in full landscape, with the background full of foliage.

Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, stair cases, and other architectural features. Includes some very small figures on stairs.

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison. The letter mentions the arrival of the ships Mary Anne and Queen in Quebec City, requests that Morrison speak to Alex Henry about a sum of money, and discusses the illness of Gray and the possibility of Antill succeeding him should he die.

Autograph manuscript of: Novels, plays and poems : written for the instruction of people of all ages by Sophia Elizabeth Burney, aged 13 years old.

Manuscript is written in cursive hand in brown ink on laid paper (horizontal chainlines with watermark visible in the fold). At the bottom of the title page is a dedication: "Humbly dedicated without permission to Mrs. d'Arblay" (the author's aunt, Fanny Burney d'Arblay). Page [24] contains a verse Address to the Readers. The manuscript is bound in its original contemporary brown paper wrappers (detached), with the manuscript title "Volume 1st" on the cover.

Manuscript contains a number of compositions, including, "The History of Blind Jack, A pathetic tale", "The Unlawful Marriage, A Tale", "Murder Prevented, A Comedy". "Murder Committed, A Tragedy", "The Adventures of a Boy", and "Pennsylvania, the Orphan of the Hovel. A Novel."