Robert MacDonald (all this stuff is in an envelope with his name on it) 

- R. M. discharge papers 1804 from Perthshire Regiment of North British Militia; gives birthplace [scanned original]

- Western Regiment, Mid-Lothian Volunteer Infantry: Terms of Service 1808 [scanned original]

- R. M. discharge papers from some Dragoon Guards regiment, 1801; gives a physical description of him and lists a different birthplace from the other [page 1 · page 2] 

- letter from ? Quebec, Sept. 20, 1852; informing him of his appointment as Justice of the Peace for the district of Quebec  

- letter from Hector Langevin, Aug. 28, 1857 wanting to meet with A. M. about the property at Lorette prior to its sale the following week  

- membership card to English, Irish & Scotch Paper Makers, 4^th of ? 1830 [scanned image]

- letter from his mother Jean Smith, April 14, 1836: speaks of coming to Canada [scanned original · transcript]

- receipt from Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sept ? 1859; something about a vault?  

- The Canada Gazette #589, Quebec Sept 18, 1852; lists A. M. 's appointment as a J. P.

- letter from Gibson Craig Smith in Glasgow Dec 11 1873

- numerous letters from nephew William Miller to Angus in Thorold, all on Rice Brothers letterhead; 1880: Oct 7; 1881: April 27, May 20, Sept 2; 1882: July 24; 1884: April 19, June 25, Nov 15; also one reply to him from Angus (copy?) dated April 22, 1884.

- May 10 & 11, 1849; Procès verbal de ligne qui devise les terres des sieurs Angus McDonald et Noël Marcotte. 3^e concession. 1^re expédition. Seems to be a notarized document.

- receipt Oct 23 1849 for funeral of the late John Smith (small bag)

- letter from Charles ? Feb 9 1850 Cap Santé (small bag)

- receipt from Mount Hermon Cemetary Aug 12 1873 re: burying Peter Smith (small bag)

- letter from C. I. Tessier, Quebec: Jan 27 1854 (small bag)

- found inside an envelope addressed to Kate Dalgleish in Thorold postmarked Edinburgh Sept 26 1887:

- one piece of paper with two letters on it - the first is from "Your Nephew John Hunter" to "Aunt Mary"; the second is from David (probably) Hunter, another nephew, at Cuninghame Combination Poor House near Irvine; both have some family details [transcription available here] [scanned original: page1 · page 2 · page 3 · page 4]

- marriage certificate: William Dalgleish & Catherine McDonald; January 13, 1865; witnesses: Joseph and Isabella Ford 
- diploma from McGill Normal School as an elementary school teacher; July 1, 1864 
- certificate of honour from McGill Normal School for proficiency in various subjects, 1863-4 
- letter to Kate from Angus dated Philadelphia, Jan 13 1867 (in an envelope marked Mrs. Dalgleish; notation "Grandpa McDonald last letter") 
- an essay by Kate at Hamilton Ladies' Academy, Hamilton, Canada West. Based on a sermon preached on March 28, 1858 - letter to Kate in Thorold dated March 17, 1892 from the Women's Christian Temperance Union of the town of Thorold regretting her move (back to Portneuf?) (small bag)

- apprenticeship papers for William Dalgleish to Bartley & Dunbar Feb 20, 1855

- telegram to him at 14 Overdale Ave.; Feb 11? 1901 from Waterloo Quebec Station about his uncle "Mr. Ford's" death 
- envelope labelled "letters to Geo. Dalgleish from his cousin James Aird who mother was French": all early 20^th century (small bag) 
- envelope with notation "Henry Patterson son of Isabella Aird and Mr. Patterson Cornwall. She was sister of Mary Aird Dalgleish" Envelope has a printed return address for Henry in Philadelphia (small bag) 

- contains two letters from Henry to George Dalgleish 1905: April 28, May 10

- certificate indicating he passed the entrance exam required to enter a "Collegiate Institute or High School" Jan? 29 1896 
 

- diploma from McGill Normal School for Elementary School teaching, July 1 1870 
- diploma from McGill Normal School for Model School teaching, July 1 1872

Abstracts of Registration on Lots 74, 75, 76, 77 of the township of Thorold, County of Welland (Margaret Logan McDonald's land?) 

Letter to Thomas A. Begley, Esq., Department of Public Works, from engineer A. Barrett dated Oct. 26, 1846; about the building of the bridge at Jacques Cartier; looks like maybe a copy 

The Quebec Gazette, Thursday June 21 1764 

- seems old but not that old, perhaps a reproduction?

Petition to British government from J. P. Lecourt about 1849 re: the Catholic Arch Bishop of Quebec (small bag) 

Letter from N. F. Belleau? July 10 1854 (small bag) 

Letter from Willie Ford to his brother Joey Aug 16 1915 from England (small bag) 

J. E. Tremblé envelope (small bag) 

- a bunch of paper that was used as envelopes - nothing in them

Receipts for payment of one share held by G. S? Pierce in the Quebec Protestant Cemetery Association (small bag) 

Letter to C. E. Casgrain, Commissioner of Public Works from A. Barrett - 24 Oct 1846, Montréal (small bag)