Letter from Benjamin Hall to Stephen Pettis, with terms of sale of lots 58 and 59, 6th range in the township of Godmanchester, sold to Pettis by Benjamin Hall on the behalf of the heirs of John Hall. Includes an account of the amount due, and a response from Stephen Pettis accepting the terms, dated 19 January 1824.

Copy of a document concerning a petition by Benjamin Hall to sell two of six lots in Godmanchester (lots 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61 in range 6) on behalf of minor children Charlotte and Harriet Ann Hall. Signed by a number of witnesses, Justice George Pyke, and notarized by Reid, Levesque & Monk.

Document with statement of land sold by Benjamin Hall to Stephen Pettis, with list of payments and dates due. The lots in question were lot 58 and 59 in the 6th range in the Township of Godmanchester.

File contains several lengthy documents of legal opinion and counter-opinion on the financial holdings and debts of the estate of Simon and William McGillivray in Canada and England.

Letter from Benjamin Hall to J.C. Grant, describing accompanying documents proving his appointment as tutor to Charlotte and Harriet Ann Hall, his right to sell their land in Godmanchester, and the sale of the land to Stephen Pettis.

Discharge of mortgage between Stephen Pettis and Benjamin Hall, signed by Thomas Bedouin, notary.

A collection of documents from the life of Simon McTavish including a letter to his creditors and a series of legal opinions on the estate of Simon and William McGillivray. Documents' informational value is largely financial in nature.