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The fonds contains mostly secondary source information, with some primary sources, regarding the Bancroft family. The fonds consists of various Bancroft Genealogy documents, "The Ornament of Great Price - A Sermon-Memoir of Mrs. Harriet Bancroft Cutler", an Oath of Office of C.D. Bancroft and Correspondence (BCHS). There are also several photographs relating to the Bancroft family.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source documents related to or belonging to Ernest Fleury (1860-1953), N.P., of Knowlton, including the following series of his Professional Papers:

Series 1: 30 Notes acknowledging receipt of Declaration of Estates of deceased persons from Levi A. Perkins, Collector of Provincial Revenue, 1892-1905;
Series 2: 50 Notes acknowledging receipt of Declaration of Estates of deceased persons from John McCrum, Collector of Princial Revenue, 1905-1910;
Series 3: 19 Notes and Letters stating Succession Duties due, clearance on Estates, etc., from Carl. D. Griggs, Collector of Provincial Revenue, 1912-1915;
Series 4: 31 Letters relating to settling Estates of deceased persons, 1922-1953;
Series 5: Documents involving settling of 13 Estates and Land Sales where several papers are together;
Series 6: 50 Deeds of Sale bearing dates between the years 1801-1951 - this collection is placed in the General Deed File as Section 2 and any Fleury Deed is marked as such;
Series 7: Death Notices and Succession Documents (over 200) between the years 1908-1948, arranged in alphabetical order by surnames.

The fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Skinner family, including Family Charts of Thomas Skinner (b. 1731).

The fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Slade family, including information on Edward and Euphemia Tuder Slade and on the Black Lake American Asbestos Mines.

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The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the Blunt family, including Deeds of Sale, notes on family members deaths, insurance policies and recommendations.
The fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Blunt family, including David Blunt, David Blunt, Jr., and John B. Blunt. The fonds consists of Correspondence (BCHS), a Pedigree Chart of the family, a Blunt Family Record and three printed photos of Allen Blunt, Allen and Joyce Blunt and the Herbert Blunt Farm.

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding Samuel Willard. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1783-1870); Land Papers ([ca. 1786-1826]); Legal Papers (1789-1899); Notes and Memos ([ca. 1784-1898]); Journals, Diaries and Memo Books (1755-04-13 to 1861); Business Papers (1784-1843).

The importance of these letters is that they give an insight into the life at Glenmere, Bolton Township in the 1930's when the estate was occupied summertimes, at least, by Kenneth Erskine and family. This property was the home of Colonel George Harold Baker, Member of Parliament for Brome before he went Overseas and was killed in 1916. His life is well documented in the Brome County histories but we do not learn he had three sisters, one of whom was, Harriet, who wrote these fifteen letters.

The letters are written from places in France as she spent most of the 1930's travelling in France or England, but they are filled with details of what she hoped would get done at Glenmere by her tenant and friend, Mr. Erskine. Kenneth Erskine was manager of the Bank of Montreal in Knowlton in 1920's but he probably had retired by 1930's and probably spent winters in south. This home of the Bakers on Baker's Pond was very dear to her because it had been her brother's home. Perhaps, she felt closer to him when in France as he was buried at Poperinghe near Ypres.

Col. Baker's cavalry horse, Morning Glory, is mentioned and some discussions about where it was buried when it died in 1937 at 26 years of age.

She mentions a few times meeting Col. W. Rhoades, a personal friend of her brother, who had served in the War with Col. Baker and was with him when he was killed. The 1939 and 1940 letters from Cannes tell how "the catastrophe has fallen... but there is a great sustaining force in the Unity of the Nation". The story went around here in Brome that she just got out of France in time before the Germans took over there in World War II.

The fonds consists of an account and receipt to Samuel Willard of £3-12-0 dated September 20, 1800 at Ascott and an order from Ebenezer Dorman to Gilbert Hyatt dated December 17, 1800 at Ascott.

The fonds consists of a deed from John Loukes to George Sheldon, from the Township of Brome, dated August 9, 1864 at Brome and a Deed from George Sheldon to Edward Patten, from the Township of Brome, dated October 17, 1865 at Brome.

The fonds consists of a deed from Gardner Kneeland to Hannah Arnitage, Wife of Geo. Reed, dated September 1, 1881, at Waterloo, an obligation and mortgage to Otis W. Hills, dated June 16, 1884, at Waterloo, and a commutation of interest and receipt, dated January 10, 1891, at Waterloo.

The fonds consists of a warrant creating George Harris, Baron of Seringapatam and Mysore and of Behnont, on parchment, dated August 8, 1815 at Westminster.

The fonds contains notes on the family of Geo. F. Whitfield, who came to Canada from Ireland in 1818, settling at Farnham in 1829.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding George Bonnallie as well as Lake Bonnallie, including correspondence. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1849-1857).

The fonds contains primary source information regarding George Adams, including correspondence. The fonds contains the follow series: Legal Documents (1834-1924).

The fonds consists of notes on "An Act to incorporate a Grammar School at Frelighsburg".

The file consists of part of a teacher's journal for 1877, recording the names of the male scholars and their attendance.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Fenian Raids, including militia rolls.

The file consists of several pages of notes prepared by the late Judge McCorkill concerning early settlement, many of which are in French.

The fonds consists of a Deed to Ephraim Nash of six lots by Abraham Cuyler as well as a notarial record of the division of the lots between the several Associated dated July 15, 1799, an order regarding the Militia in the Township of Farnham, signed by John Johnson, dated January 28, 1813, a Milita Roll, a copy of a letter from J. Elmsley regarding lots for Heth Baldwin and a field book for the survey of Farnham, from July 1 to August 29, 1796, in the hand-writing of Ephraim Nash and a smaller book from August 23 to September 16, 1796, all notes being in shorthand.

The file consists of notes on the "East Farnham Temperance Society" and notes on the Presbyterian Church.

The fonds consists of copies of thirty-four letters written by Abijah Willard, merchant at Shefford and Stukely, to a wholesale firm in Montreal.

The fonds consists of a Deed from Frederick Kellogg to Ezekial Lewis, Lot. No. 19, Range 4, Township of Shefford, dated July 3, 1810 at Shefford.

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Ezekial Knowlton. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1790-1820); Business and Legal Papers (1798-1823).

The fonds consists of a tavern-keeper bond from April 15, 1846 in Brome as well as a bond as tavern-keeper dated April 15, 1848 at Brome.

The fonds consists of an appointment as Deputy Land Surveyor by Samuel Holland, Surveyor General, dated July 11, 1795, at Quebec, a militia order to meet at Capt. Hall's, dated March 2, 1838, Letters Patent as surveyor, signed by Sir Charles Bagot at the Government House, Kingston, dated May 4, 1842, and five receipts from the heirs of the estate of David Wells, of Greenfield, amounting to £357-9-0, dated May 4, 1842.

The fonds consists of a family record of Ephraim Libby from 1796.

The fonds consists of an account of goods and receipt for £375-9-2, dated February 23, 1801.

The fonds contains a genealogy of the Eldridge family (12 pages).