File consists of a manuscript document concerning sale of the Montreal Gazette newspaper, including calculations and financial modelling.

File consists of a manuscript booklet containing carbon copy transcriptions of letters written by John Abraham, requesting payment from Montreal Gazette subscribers and advertisers in England.

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 9 handwritten manuscript memoranda, one including a note, relating to sale of the Montreal Gazette newspaper, including information relating to advertising, copyright, and the newspaper industry more generally.

File consists of a scrapbook containing various documents relating to the Montreal Gazette, including family correspondence on the subject of its finances, as well as Robert Abraham's transition into a career in law. A later letter to John Greenshields of Montreal describes Robert Abraham's illness and subsequent death.

File consists of 14 letters written by James Ross of Carlisle, with receipients including Robert Abraham, mostly discussing contemporary politics and the newspaper industry.

File consists of an autograph letter addressed to Messrs Armour & Ramsay, Montreal, concerning sale of the Montreal Gazette newspaper and associated finances.

File consists of an autograph letter from Abraham to 'Henderson', describing an 8-day journey across the northern United States and Canada, made in order to undertake research into purchasing of the Montreal Gazette newspaper.