Contract between Baptiste Viverais and Marie Bezeau and the outfitter Thomas Mears. The contract outlines conditions of unspecified employment in Hawkesbury, Upper Canada, for the duration of one year and payment of 480 livres for both. The contract notes that the voyageurs received two piastres on account.

Contract between Amable Lamouche of Faubourg St. Laurent and the outfitter Thomas Mears. The contract outlines conditions of employment (as an "éngagé," or journeyman) in Hawkesbury, Upper Canada, for the duration of 6 months (15 November to 1 May) and payment of 54 livres per month. The contract notes that the voyageur will loses wages in the case of absence for sickness or other.

Painting showing a side view of striated blue and brown fish; blue and grey wash underneath. Inscription on mat reads, "Serranus formosus" and "(?) Kĭwān" in pencil.

Painting showing a side view of striated blue and grey fish. Pencilled inscriptions on mat read, "Therapon servus" and "Kīchān."

Painting showing a side view of fish in dark teal and tan; scales rendered through cross-hatching. Pencil inscription on mat reads, "Mesoprion johnii" and "Musri."

Painting of a grey-and-blue fish, in between a side and dorsal view; blue wash underneath. Pencil inscriptions on mat read, "Platycephalus insidiator" and "Urpāḳi."

Painting showing a side view of blue fish with long beak. Pencil inscription on mat reads, "Hemiramphus dussumierii."

Painting showing a side view of red fish with light blue and grey undertones. Pencil inscriptions on mat read, "Chrysophrys hasta" and "Kārkǎṭi" (pencil).

Painting shows a side view of angelfish with dark grey and black fins, yellow-orange tail, and light-coloured side. Pencil inscriptions on mat read, "Holocanthus xanthurus" and "Kinārbi."

Painting showing side view of fish in grey, teal, and violet, suggesting iridescence. Pencil inscription on mat reads, "Cirrhina."