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); and Commercial Exchanges (1784-1793).
The fonds consists of primary source information regarding Samuel Gale, including personal letters, list books and notes. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1787-1840); Miscellaneous (1774-1903).
The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the Hon. Christopher Dunkin, including correspondence, admission cards and certificates of births and marriages.
The fonds contains primary source information regardin the Rev. Richard Whitwell. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1817-1860); Legal Papers (1826-1859); Business Papers (1822-1862).
The fonds contains primary source information regarding the Cornell family. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1848-1871); Legal Papers (1809-1870); Accounts (1846-1851).
The fonds contains primary source information regarding Stephen Westover. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1812-1817); Land Papers (1817-1826); Legal Papers (1819-1826); Accounts (1809-1833); Succession and Estate (1826-1827).
The fonds contains primary and secondary souce information regarding the Knowlton Family. The fonds contains the following series: Ralph F. Knowlton (5 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (1) (8 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (2) (13 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Stukely (20 textual records); Knowlton's from Stukely Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Knowlton (24 textual records); and Knowlton's from Knowlton Photos (2 photographs); Knowlton Family Photographs (ca. 2500 photographs).
The fonds contains primary source information regarding Nicholas Austin. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1799-1807); Legal Papers (1810).
The fonds contains primary source information regarding Jonathan Barber. The fonds contains the following series: Legal Papers (1813); Correspondence (1815, 1830).
The fonds contains primary source information regarding Daniel Bigelow, including correspondence with Samuel Willard.The fonds consists of part of a letter from Samuel Willard regarding an estate (1796?) and a copy of a letter from S. Willard regarding an estate dated February 29, 1796 at Quebec.
The fonds consists of several letters between members of the family as well as a filing of the copyrights of the book "Alice Maynard" dated May 17, 1861 at New York.