The fonds consists of a journal or memorandum book compiled by Innes. It contains dates of death of her family members and other individuals, primarily Saint John residents; texts of sermons by clergy in Saint John including some for funerals; texts for prayers and Bible verses. There are 3 recipes for cures for such ailments as sore joints and rheumatism. Also included in the journal are dates and locations of fires in Saint John and Portland, and a few dates of storms and earthquakes or tremors. Dates of some marriages, mostly in Saint John and Portland, are also recorded in the journal.

This fonds consists of a printed class book distributed by Methodist societies for the instruction of class leaders in Sunday school class. The middle section contains printed forms. The register lists students in classes with note of their financial contribution.

This fonds includes Oscar Hanson's correspondence, especially from his cousin Edgar Hanson, 1865-1894, and family business correspondence and legal papers, 1844-1905. There are records about fraternal organizations, 1840-1888; the Cameron Cooper Mine and Anthracite Coal Mining Co., 1876-1879, and the Post Office, 1871-1906. Also included are business records about shipping and lumbering, 1858-1883; New Brunswick government circulars, 1866-1879; and material dealing with elections, 1878-1889.

This fonds consists of the financial and other business records of the store including correpspondence, ledgers, journals, account books and records of stock. Also included are Bytown Telegraph Co., articles of association, 1851 (this company was in account with Emmerson and Hodgson), post office records of John T. Hodgson; Victoria Co. Agricultural Society treasurer's book, 1863-1865; and Edmunston Park Driving Association minutes of meetings and list of shareholders (1893).

This fonds consists of correspondence of the Matthew family, 1892-1925; of George F. Matthew, 1862-1922; of Robert Matthew, 1889; and of William Diller Matthew, 1910-1927.

There are also notebooks and notes of G.F. Matthew, W.D. Matthew, and Robert Matthew, 1846-1904; lecture notes of G. F. Matthew, 1880-1899; notes of William Diller Matthew, 1964-1971, and reports by Fritz Frech, B.F. Howell and Karl August von Mickwitz on geological topics. Also included are maps and photographic copies of maps of vicinity of Saint John and Newfoundland, 1841.

Fonds consists of business correspondence and account books generated in the operation of a general store, lumber mills and camps. Additionally, there is a small file of personal correspondence.

This fonds consists of the administrative records of the society. It includes minute books, 1841-1981, accounting records, membership lists, 1959-1971, reports and programs, 1844-1932. There is also some correspondence between Clyde Macdougall, Sussex Agricultural Representative, and A. F. Colwell, Cumberland Bay, 1939-1947.

This fonds consists of 9 account books, including day books and ledgers. There are stockbooks, 1883-1890, and 1886-1900, which contain a list of city customers; time books, 1866-1891, 1894, 1916; and a sample book with 85 numbered photographs and negatives of products.

The fonds consists of military commissions and muster rolls belonging to George Scovil. The military commissions are for George G.G. Scovil as ensign (1865) and captain (1866) of Company 8, Fourth Battalion, Kings County Militia. There are also two muster rolls. One belonged to Captain G.G. Scovil, of Company 8, Fourth Battalion, Kings County Militia (1866) and contains names, ages, marital status and active or sedentary status of the members of the company.

The other muster roll, for the same company, originally belonged to a Captain W.B. Scovil, Company 8, Fourth Battalion, King's County Militia and contains names, ages, marital status and active or sedentary status.

• Correspondence of Holt family, 1889-1912;
• Correspondence with Grand Southern Railway, Navy Island Bridge, Moncton Gas, Light and Water Co., and Oxford Linen Mills, 1881-1910;
• Correspondence re freight handling system, 1911-1921;
• Estate documents of Charles Holt, William C. Holt, Ella L. Ludgate, George Ludgate, and Jennie B. Goodrow, 1842-1918;
• Accounts of Holt, 1892-1923;
• Agreements, deeds, tenders, insurance policies, 1873-1922;
• Sketches, notes and calculations re projects;
• Diary and notes, 1876, 1990;
• Notebooks, 1882-1908;
• Maps and plans;
• Newspaper clippings, 1877-1904