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Advice and cautions regarding certain political appointments to Gowan shortly after Gowan was appointed judge of the County Court of Simcoe by Baldwin.

Relates to a request for some poetry.

Discusses trade in Lower Canada.

Letter to Professor Goldwin Smith (Oxford) from George P. Putnam (publisher) requesting permission to send him a collection of books which the Union League Club of New York had compiled and purchased for distribution to "influential gentleman and a few of the public libraries of Europe" in order to convey the views and accurate information on the struggle in which America found itself engaged. Also includes a small broadside relating to the collection of books selected by the Club to be sent to Europe called the "Rebellion Record for Europe" indicating who was to receive a complete set of the "Record".

A letter form Sir Hugh John MacDonald to Gordon Taylor expressing congratulations on Taylor's re-election as member of parliament in Leeds.

Leacock informed Lyman, who was then secretary of the Canadian Club, that he would be most happy to address the club on any date following the 15th of February.

Item is a letter from Snider (signed "B.L.B") on the Yacht "Kingarvie" to his sister, detailing a voyage from Brockville to Toronto.

Relates to his writings and family matters.

Relates to appreciation for a copy of the book,'Il Meo Patacca,' and offers translations and explanations of various passages. Includes a notefrom John S. Boasi to Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow praising Basso's explanations and providing forty-nine translations of all of the engraving captions in the book.

This copy of a letter was written to her daughter Elizabeth on the occasion of her marriage to Colonel Colley Lyons Lucas Foster (1778-1843) on June 24, 1813 at Quebec, Canada. The intention of the letter is to offer advice to her daughter on the obligations and duties of a wife and mother.