Typed transcripts of incoming and outgoing correspondence and one news paper article. Majority of the letters are on the topic of westward expansion/protection, Canadian confederation, interaction with and displacement of Indigenous groups, and life and politics in the mid 19th century. Correspondence with such figures as:

• Elizabeth Reid (nee McGillivray)
• J. G. Vansittart
• Edward Ellice
• R. W. Harwood
• John Sandfield Macdonald

File contains typed transcripts from the two volume John McDonald autobiographical notes.

File contains one bound notebook whereon John McDonald has written notes and a brief history about his life and work. This volume comprises pages 113-226 covering the years 1806-1816.

File contains one bound notebook whereon John McDonald has written notes and a brief history about his life and work. This volume comprises 113 pages covering the years 1791-1805.

Collection of incoming correspondence and personal papers of John McDonald. Includes 4 letters and a receipt for an admission fee to the Law Society of Upper Canada for Duncan McDonald, son of John, dated 6th November 1843.

Collection of incoming and outgoing, personal and business correspondence.

Collection of incoming correspondence and one financial receipt.

A mixed collection of personal and business papers. Mostly consisting of incoming and outgoing correspondence, the file also includes the indenture contract of a 'Donald Macdonell and Elizabeth his wife' and a receipt for payment by James Hughes to a Muir.