File contains handwritten notes on the life and death of Captain Rayne and Jane Eliza Collupy; the marriage certificates of Captain Isaac Rayne and Jane Collupy, Isaac Rayne and Mary Ann Wei, and Robert Weir and Barbara Leach; and the birth certificates of George Rayne, Isabella Elizabeth Rayne and Robert Weir Rayne.
File contains handwritten receipts regarding innumerous transactions made by Captain Isaac Rayne, including with James Collupy relating the acquisition of a farm in Nova Scotia.
File contains locks of George Rayne's hair of when he was 2 years, and 2 years and 9 months old. This locks of hair was possibly cut in the two firsts haircuts he had.
File includes indentures, notices, and legal correspondence regarding Earltown property in County Colchester, which had been owned by the Murray family.
File contains hand-drawn and printed maps of coal fields and designated areas, including Pictou coal fields; the Mining Association area; Cape Breton Company's areas; Albion Mines; Stellar Mine; Fraser Oil-Coal Mines; Intercolonial Coal Mining Company property; East River Mining Company area; Acadian Coal Company areas; and the Halifax Company Ltd.
File consists of business and professional correspondence from various writers, including Captain Stewart Gould (some photocopies). There is also a balance sheet (ca. 1881-1888) showing loans, payments, and ships' earnings.
File contains a business ledger of Londonderry Stoves Company. The ledger includes entries from 1889-1895. File also contains miscellaneous papers. Each item has been marked to indicate where it was found.