File consists of handwritten manuscript document summarizing research undertaken in relation to sale and purchase of the Montreal Gazette newspaper, including details on meetings with various professionals associated with the newspaper industry, including a journalist for the New York Morning Herald and owner of the New York Albion (John S. Bartlett).

File consists of architectural drawings for urban housing (basement, 3 floors, 2-1 bedroom apartments, 7-2 bedroom apartments, 7-3 bedroom apartments, 2-4 bedroom apartments; brick; composite), including:
4 presentation drawings: bird's-eye view, block plan, plans, elevations
10 development drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
7 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections

File consists of architectural drawings for urban housing, including:
3 presentation drawings: block plans, X block housing elevation
14 development drawings: road schemes, block layouts, subdivisions of land, floor plans, elevations, perspectives
1 detail drawing: structure

File includes a kept copy of a letter to George Simpson. Also an extract from a letter to J. Moffatt from R. Mackenzie dated Dec. 18, 1829 included in plastic sleeve.