Manuscript aerial view of the platform and magazine of Quebec. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying parts. Statement of scale is 20 toises.

Manuscript plan of Fort Richelieu. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying parts of the structure. Scale statement 6 toises.

Manuscript plan of Quebec fort. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying parts of fort. Statement of scale is 15 toises. Additional note about scale: "grand fleuve St. Lawrence 660 toize de large. La montage a 35 tois de hauteur."

File contains an account of the visit of Joseph Hadfield to the Niagara Falls and surrounding area. A description of the Falls is given. Hadfield outlines his activities and travels in the summer of 1785. Some physical description of the Great Lakes area is given.

Painting of a brown female bird with a light eye mark and belly, darker back and wings, which also have some light markings. Standing on beige ground with stalk of wheat that extends past the dimensions of the background. Inscription pencilled in upper right of painting reads, "Stone-Chat sp.? Whin [ditto] Sp?"