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The sous-fonds is comprised of the dealings involved with the estates of both Edward Horsey and Theresa Haven. The papers cover the period from 1870-1900 with the majority dated in the 1880's and early 1890's. There are a few documents, such as the original deed to the Craig property, that date much earlier. For the most part the papers are financial records, such as mortgages and leases, investment statements and inventories of current and fixed assets. Also included are several instances of litigation concerning the Haven-Horsey estate. The correspondence is mainly between Mrs. Horsey-Curtis and Byron Britton (the lawyer) and deals with financial and legal matters. Finally, there are several wills from Mrs. Haven and Mrs. Horsey-Curtis.

The sous fonds consists of two series covering bankruptcy cases from 1864 to 1874 in the Kingston area. The first series consists of procedural material and contains a few files of Voight's accounts, sample forms, bills for advertising creditor's meetings and samples of his office filing systems. The second series conatins files for 27 major cases of bankruptcy and one file for a minor case. The cases cover various types of businesses such as: furniture dealer, tinsmith, plumber, merchants, a brewery owner and farmers. In each case the name and date of the cases are listed and the occupation, when know. Included in each case file is the official claim, notice from creditors and occasionally inventories or insurance policies that give descriptions of the business and premises involved.

The sous-fonds is comprised of documents neccesary to the distribution of an estate in numerous legacies, liquidation and distribution of stock assets, and memorials to John Watkins in St. George's Cathedral and Cataraqui Cemetery. The material consists of correspondence, deeds, financial records and documents relating to wills and partnerships.

This sous-fonds includes correspondence with Sadleir's brothers Nicholas and William concerning the family property in Scalaheen, Tipperary, financial and legal documents pertaining to the estate, a floor plan for Heathfield, militia papers, and reports from the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada.

This sous-fonds is comprised of correspondence and papers relating to personal business, including real estate holdings in Kingston, Napanee, Wakefield and elsewhere. The real estate holdings in Kingston include 20 Emily Street, 165-167 King Street, 270 Division Street, and properties on Princess and Montreal Streets. There are many examples of documents pertaining to the handling of estates such as wills, contracts, and Powers of Attorney. There is also information about stocks and investments in such companies as the British North American Investment Company, the London and Westminister Investment Company of Canada, and records about investing in various gold mining operations such as Canada Gold Fields Syndicate, Deer Trail, Monte Cristo and the Republic Consolidate Gold Mining Company. The material has been arranged chronologically.

The sous-fonds consists of legal papers pertaining to the estate of both William Robert Garrett and his son Horatio Nelson Garrett over a 60 year period, as well as various other family members such as Harriet Cushman, Lydia Anne Thirkell, Marcia Vaughn. The papers predominantly consist of leases,correspondence, transfers, bargain & sale, insurance, and maintenance records for various properties owned by the Garretts around the city of Kingston. This includes: waterfront lot at the base of Gordon Street at King; the premises on the southwesterly side of Market Square known as the "Queen's Arms"; properties in the Clergy reserve of Block G; Town Lots 23 and 24; Lot 18 in the 2nd Concession in the Township of Kingston; and store property on Princess Street. Of particular note are plans and drawings for a number of these properties by Kilborne and D. Williams, surveyors.

This sous-fonds is comprised of correspondence and legal documents pertaining to insurance, loans, mining leases, promisory notes, the Cataraqui Bridge Company and the Kingston Hoisery Company. There are also a large number of documents reflecting the many land transactions in which Simpson was involved. Of particular interest are the records pertaining to Farm Lot 24, Lot 23 and Lot 16 (Military Reserve) in the City of Kingston.

The sous-fonds consists of personal papers, correspondence, business papers, legal documents and documents relating to the settlement of the estate, and land records relating to land lots owned by Maitland. Of particular note are the personal papers which contain military commissions for Maitland.The material has been arranged chronologically within the series and the correspondence has been indexed according to date and author/recipient.

The sous-fonds mainly consists of records regarding land lots, sales and transfers in the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. It includes bonds, deeds and indentures, accounts connected with the estate, and powers of attorney. Also included are some documents reflecting Machar's involvement with the Canadian Mica Company, the Midland District Schoolboard and the Rideau Canal.

The sous-fonds consists of business correspondence received, printed ads, and price lists. There are also suppliers and customer's accounts, receipts, shipping advices, bills of lading, and remittance records. Of particular note is a patent for 'Shiels' improved lamp chimney and burner', no.312, registered March 22, 1870. There is also a small amount of material that pertains to Shiels' personal life, i.e. correspondence and receipts for household items, and the schooling of his children.