File contains 3 documents from a variety of sources all displaying the property and surrounding area of James McGill's St. Paul Street, Montreal house.

File contains the typed copies of 3 legal documents involving James McGill and his family.

• Deed of sale of a house and lot of ground situated in Saint Paul Street to Mr. John McGill (1792)
• Deed of Conveyance from the Commissioners for the removing the old walls and fortifications of Montreal (1805)
• Deed of sale - McGill to Hoyle, Henderson and Gibb (1808)

File contains a typed manuscript of 'The Family History of James McGill, University Founder' by J. M. McGill as well as family trees and a sheet of transcript additions.

File contains 2 copies of the Desrivières family genealogy (family tree) from 1764 to the 20th century, including a list of sources, prepared by the McGill University Archives.

File contains a typed copy of correspondence from James McGill to Isaac Todd (17 Oct 1805) and handwritten copies of James McGill's business letters 1802-1807.