Includes two letters sent to Mackenzie, Oldham & Co. The first letter mentions getting 500 barrels of flour for Angus Shaw's posts and 100 barrels for themselves and discusses the possible hiring or purchase of the Desire (N.W. & Co. ship) by Mackenzie, Oldham & Co. The second letter mentions that Mr. Shaw wants to know whether they will be needing one of the vessels belonging to the King's Posts to bring down the flour.

Includes two letters sent to Mackenzie, Oldham & Co. Items concerning the purchase of flour from Mackenzie, Oldham & Co., delivered to the End of the Island. One item is an agreement that McTavish, McGillivrays & Co. will purchase 2000 barrels at $8 per barrel, and the other is an account stating that they purchased 400 barrels.

Contains draft letters and kept copies regarding a series of court rulings between Roderick Mackenzie and a committee of creditors. File includes: draft of lettersent to Mr. John Reeves with copies to J. R. Rolland and Wm. Walker from Roderick Mackenzie; two drafts of letters to J. R. Rolland and William Walker from Roderick Mackenzie on business concerns; kept copy of a circular letter from the trustees of the estate; an unsigned draft of a letter sent by Roderick Mackenzie in answer to the circular; an unsigned and undated document titled "Abstract of the Instrument sent out from London to be signed by the creditors of McTavish MGy & Co. McGillivrays Thain & Co. the late Wm. McGillivray & Simon McGillivray."

File includes a letter addressed to Mackenzie, Oldham & Co. Letter concerns a shipment of flour being unloaded from the Desire which was smaller than originally requested. Asks if the 400 barrels for the N.E. Department are ready.

File contains manuscript (incomplete) by Captain George Vancouver, with correspondence from Henri Masson. The manuscript is titled, "Abridgement of part of a Voyage of Discovery round the World by Captain Vancouver Performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, & 1794 by order of his Majesty Regarding the North West Coast of America." Apparently copied by Duncan McGillivray, whose initials appear at the bottom of the Memorandum (page 2). This document is comprised of extracts of the original work titled, "A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world," published in 1798.

3 letters; 1 envelop; 1 money order receipt

Letters: one sent by a J. Middleton to a Mr. John Doyle Esq. (including the envelop) and two incoming from a Mr. Ignatius Donnelly.

The letter from Middleton to Doyle outlines Middleton's move to Montreal and his views on gardening and farming. He speaks of buying a piece of land, his involvement in the Horticultural Society, and his relationship with James Reid (referred to also as 'The Judge'). He describes various farming and mercantile properties around the Montreal area as well as their owners and what they grew/sold.

The two letters to Baylis for Donnelly were written in November and December, 1899 from Minnesota (The Old Homestead in Hastings and Hotel Waverly in Minneapolis). The November letter makes reference to the money order ($1.25) for the purchase of Donnelly's new book (perhaps 'The Cipher in the Plays, and on the Tombstone', 1899 which he offers to sign for Baylis. The letter discusses various theories about historical figures (Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex) and Donnelly tries to answer some questions which Baylis might have sent in a previous letter. The December letter encloses the promised signature which Donnelly suggests Baylis can insert into the book he already has.

Letters and post cards comprising incoming and outgoing correspondence with Baylis covering such topics as Baylis's lecture at the Montreal St. James Literary Society on the topic of Simon McTavish (20th February 1923) and pleads for and estimated cost associated with the restoration of the McTavish monument and plot.

Among the correspondence is also an excerpt from the 20th February 1923 minutes of the St. James Literary Society where it is resolved to submit demands to the Historic Sites Commission to assume the repairs of the McTavish monument and tomb.

3 copies of a petition prepared by The Antiquarian & Numismatic Society of Montreal and sent to the Mayor and Aldermen, of the City of Montreal on the restoration of the McTavish Tomb and Monument (2 English; 1 French).

Copies of legal documents from the life of Simon McTavish and his family including his Real and Personal Estate (including values) and bequeaths (52 pages), Inventory of his Estates, death certificates of his 4 children (Chiswick, London, England), his Last Will and Testament, a 'Condition de mariage' for Simon McTavish and Marguerite Chaboillez, Petition and Act of Tutorship for Marguerite McTavish, and 4 court documents (George Selby vs William McGillivray 1811; George Selby vs William McGillivray et al. 1839; Emily Caton vs Hugh Allen 1861; Hugh Allan vs Emily Caton 1869)

File contains a diary outlining the daily activities of Joseph Frobisher from January 1806 to November 1810. Most entries are extremely brief (no more than one line), but others go into more detail. Catalogues when he left and came back from business trips and where he ate dinner and with whom.