This fonds contains a single item, a letterbook (231 p.) dating from 5 March 1849 to 13 May 1852 from the office of the inspector and superintendent of police in the city of Quebec, William K. McCord. It includes correspondence to and from James Dean, president of the Quebec Board of Trade, and the Honourable James Leslie, provincial-secretary.

This fonds documents the history of the MacDonald family over several generations.

It includes a diary kept by Janet MacDonald, seven volumes of MacDonald family genealogy and a few documents related to the activities of William Lewis MacDonald.

This fonds consists of a single ledger from the R. Chestnut Canoe Company for the time period 1904 - 1908. It records in considerable detail the business transactions of the fledgling company. It reflects not only the volume of their business and the variety of products they produced but also the far-flung market they served, stretching from Newfoundland to British Columbia and extending into the United States.

This fonds consists of original material including letters and telegrams to and from Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley. The correspondents include: Sir John A. Macdonald, Charles Tupper, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, George Brown, Georges-Etienne Cartier, Alexander Galt, Reverend Ezekiel McLeod, Charles Fisher. The correspondence covers topics such as Confederation, the Inter-Colonial Railway, election results and temperance. The specific correspondence is indicated at item level. Also included is a statement of Canada's financial position between the years 1861 and 1864, two publications entitled Debates of Assembly 1867 and Correspondence Respecting the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces 1867, a memorandum by Robert Jardine, a land deed (1837), a poem and a newspaper clipping.