The fonds consists of letters to John and Alexander Anderson, merchants interested primarily in West Africa. Press clippings concerning Captain William Anderson of the artillery in the Afghan war, 1840.
Letter, 1814, to Dr. Jones asking if Brockville would like a Church of England clergyman. Extract from an appeal relating to boundary line between lots 24 and 25, first concession of Kingston.
Official correspondence and other papers including a proclamation offering a reward for prosecution against vandalism commited against the monument to Sir Isaac Brock at Queenston Heights.
The fonds consists of an original diary created by Ballingall during his time in Kingston that includes sketches by C.D. Shanly and Lady Alexander and vignettes about the pirate, Bill Johnston, and indigenous peoples at Cataraqui River. Also included is a microfilm copy of the diary.
Includes information of search for employment in Amherst Island and Hallowell (Picton), and records of Picton Ladies Sewing Circle Society, 1842, who were attempting to buy an organ from St. George's Cathedral, Kingston.