The fonds consists of records of both Land Commissions including reports, indexes, minute books of Heir and Devisee Commission sittings, claims documentation (notices, affidavits, certificates) and Commission rulings. The records of the two commissions are arranged differently. The first Heir and Devisee Commission is arranged by geographical location, organized by the names of the old districts. Within the districts, the files are arranged alphabetically by surname. The files of the second Heir and Devisee Commission have been indexed and arranged alphabetically by surname, with date of claim. There are five reels of name indexes.
This fonds consists of the official records of Gananoque, including Council Minutes, 1863-1966; By-laws, 1863-1960; Assessment and Collectors Rolls, 1863- 1952; Cash Books, 1856-1960.
Autobiography composed from May 1833 onboard Britannia en route to Kingston to 21 Nov. 1833, detailing Harriet Cartwright's upbringing and religious experiences; manuscript copy.
Fonds consist of correspondence, including letterbooks; financial ledgers; manuscripts and galleys; submissions and rejected manuscripts; minutes of Editorial Board; various drafts of the poem "End of the White Mouse" by Irving Layton, accompanied with two letters between Layton and H. Pearson Gundy, former editor of the Quarterly. Issues of the Queen's Quarterly can be found in the Queen's Printed Collection, and it has been microfilmed from 1893-1955.
The fonds consists of the records of the Land Board for the old districts of Hesse, Nassau, Leneburg and Mecklenburg. The minutes and correspondence of, instructions to and reports by the Land Boards form a single series. The records include documents antedating the establishment of the Land Boards which were brought forward in support of applications for grants, and a few records of later date.
