This fonds includes two volumes: "Reminiscences and notes of a lifetime", 1854-1887; and a scrapbook, 1880-1907, regarding Saint John and New Brunswick issues, both created by George Frederick Harding

This collection consists of family and business records belonging to the Hilyards and related families. The business records of Thomas Hilyard and, after 1873, Hilyard Brothers include lumbering agreements, invoices, accounts, mortgages, deeds, shipbuilding agreements and a volume with shipping accounts, lists of vessels built and voyages made. There are also journals, day books and other accounting records of Thomas Hilyard and Hilyard Bros, a record of lumber sawn at Hilyard Bros., payroll and time books Material belonging to the Seeley family includes records about the ship "Australasian", bonds, agreements, deeds, invoices and receipts to Alexander McLachlan Seely from Saint John businesses, insurance documents, accounts and personal correspondence. There is also information about the Acadia College Endowment Fund and Leinster Street Baptist Church and an account book of Spring Dale Paper Mill, 1877.

There are also records relating to the Saint John harbour issue, 1885-1914, and documents about the ship "Magna Charta", 1865-1884. Invoices, accounts, workmen's accounts and other material belonging to the related McDonald and Roberts families are also included. There is an abstract book of surveyors' summaries of lumber transported by scow, 1897-1900, and a letter book of F.W. Holt (Saint John civil engineer), 1909-1913.

Item is a photocopy of a front page newspaper spread from the St. John Standard discussing the Read family, the grindstone business, the quarry at Stonehaven and related topics.

This fonds consists of:

• Pilot's register of shipping, 1896-1913;
• Register of shipping, 1914-1927;
• Day books records of cargo and destination of scows and tugs, 1911-1926;
• Journal, 1920-1947;
• Ledger, 1912-1918, 1923-1925;
• Journal recording vessels towed by Gregory's tugs, 1927-1930;
• Notebook re tugs, steamship agents, vessels calling at port of Saint John during winter seasons, 1925-1940;
• Accounts and bills, 1918-1940.

This fonds includes:

• Estate papers of William Hazen;
• Estate papers of M. Jarvis 1786-1876;
• Correspondence, Business and personal papers of William Hazen;
• Correspondence and other materials re Simonds, Hazen and White Litigation 1764-1812;
• Business papers of Ward Chipman Sr. 1785-1870;
• Chipman Sr. litigation papers;
• Legal notes by Ward Chipman;
• Criminal Cases 1786-1812;
• Commissions of Oyer & Terminer 1796-1812;
• Civil litigation 1783-1836;
• Inquests into the causes of death 1787-1812;
• Land transaction papers1762-1856;
• New York Admirality Court papers 1765-1882;
• Materials related to the city of Saint John;
• Business and personal papers of R.F. Hazen Ward Chipman Jr.

This fonds consists of one volume, account book of Hedley A. Northrup's confectionery store, 1920-1921.

This fonds consists of James Hendricks business correspondence, primarily about the shipping of hardware and general goods from Glasgow to Saint John. It also includes deeds, leases, bonds and other legal documentation assembled when James' son, Conrad, brought a suit in the Court of Equity in 1864 against Samuel Hallet over the administration of James' will. There are also some other papers belonging to Conrad's descendants.

This fonds consists of a single item -- an account book for Hugh Doherty's grocery store located in Saint John, N.B. The account book contains itemized accounts for each customer, showing the quantity of goods purchased and the amount charged. Often the customer's occupation is given.

The fonds consists of daybooks, account books and a ledger. The daybooks give details of their work such as items produced, the names of customers, charges, and materials used. They include repairs. There is also information on caskets and funerals, with names and dates. Account books include a list of funerals from 1867-1885 with names and ages of deceased. The ledger has a separate index. "The Cabinetmakers Assistant" published by Blackies in Glasgow, Scotland in 1853, containing furniture designs, is also included.

The fonds consists of correspondence and printed ephemera including invitations, souvenir programs, passes, booklets and menus from McKenna's trip to England in 1930.