This fonds consists of a day book (1775-1787) and a diary (1797-1818) kept by Benjamin Chappell in which he recorded his work and daily activities. Information includes who he worked with, the type of work involved, and for whom he was working. He describes the early conditions in the settlement at Elizabethtown (New London), reports the arrival of much-needed supplies, and mentions arrivals and departures of individuals to the settlement. He also records the occurrence of deaths, marriages, births, illness, fires, accidents, and the weather.

The latter volume appears to have originally been the account book of an Alexander McMillan who recorded the purchase and sale of general dry goods in Halifax, on board ship, and on Prince Edward Island. Entries, dated between 1777 and 1785, are organized by the name of the client. Chappell appears to have crossed out McMillan's account entries and then written in his own journal entries on the blank sections of the pages.

The original volumes were microfilmed in 1973. The first reel of microfilm contains copies of both volumes while the second reel only contains the day book.

This fonds also contains a photocopy of a transcription of a letter written by Benjamin Chappell to Mr. McGregor of Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1802. This letter has a religious theme, but also makes inquiries as to the discoveries of astronomer Sir William Herschel (1738-1822).

The fonds consist of one day book belonging to Theophilus Chappell, which records daily and monthly information concerning his employment from 1799-1823. During this time, the day book indicates that Theophilus Chappell lived in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, but traveled to Murray Harbour to work for John Cambridge, who owned a large fishery, sawmill, and shipyard. Entries include his work undertaken on barracks, mills, and churches. Also documented is the "Amount of sale bought from John Cambridge" for individuals, consisting of both grocery items and construction materials.

The fonds consists of an account book and a list of names from the day book of William Creed. Listed are accounts for people in the New England area who did business with William in the late 1700s. The accounts list a variety of goods such as flour, liquor, oil, cutlery, candles, bread, and beef, etc., purchased from William Creed. Entries by William end in 1788. Subsequent entries dating ca. 1816-1824 were written by his son Joseph, indicated by letters written in the account book.

The majority of the collection consists of items relating to Edward James Jarvis (1788-1833). After studying law in London, England, from 1813-1816, Jarvis became a lawyer, notary, office holder, judge, and politician in Prince Edward Island. The collection contains Jarvis' journal, documenting a trip to Paris in 1814, and the wig he wore while acting as Chief justice of P.E.I. Also included are two items of correspondence written while in Malta, to relatives in New Brunswick. The first letter was written by Edward and his first wife, Anna Maria (Boyd), to Munson Jarvis, Edward's father, in Saint John and the second by Ann Maria to her sister Mrs. Robert Hagen in Saint John.

The collection also contains the marriage license of James Bardin Palmer (1771-1833) and Millicent Jones, who were married by T. Desbrisay on the 22 December 1803. Palmer was a land agent, lawyer, office holder, and politician in PEI. He was the son of Joseph Palmer and Susanna Bardin of Dublin, Ireland.

The document is a memorial from Alex Brown, teacher of the grammar school to the President in Council, as required under an Act of the Legislature. It is signed by Thomas Adin, Rector of Charlotte Town, and was probably submitted in anticipation of the allowed grant from the Lieutenant-Governor. Document is inscribed "Read in Council, May 2nd. 1826". As required, the schedule includes names, ages, dates of entrance, and subjects studied by some 84 students who enrolled in the school from May 1825 to April 1826. A remarks column consists of dates of leaving and return of the students.

The fonds consists of a journal written by John Small between 1790 and 1826. In this journal he documents his move to Bedeque, Prince Edward Island. The journal records his employment as a shipwright. Also copied in the journal are verses from the bible, death records of friends and family members, prescriptions for various medical conditions, and family genealogy written by descendant Alfred Small in 1958.

This fonds consists of a daybook which records both debits and credits on a daily basis from January 1824 to April 1826. Entries usually include name of customer, Lot number, items purchased or supplied, whether the purchase was in person or by another and the amount. Articles sold include groceries, liquor, tea, shoes, and hardware, while items received include meat, hay, and dry goods. Other entries are for work performed such as "13 days work on the Cora" or "5 days rafting", etc. Ownership of the store has not been determined. It appears to have been located in Lot 13, Prince Edward Island, and to have serviced Lots 5 through 17 including the ship-building yards. There is some indication that the owner was also a shipbuilder.

This fonds consists of a microfilm copy of one handwritten volume comprised of two essays and three letters regarding the issue of baptism written by Alexander Crawford. Crawford wrote "Believer immersion as opposed to unbeliever sprinkling" in 1826 in response to a pamphlet issued by Doctor Ross of Truro, Nova Scotia. Rejecting the concept of infant baptism Crawford argued instead for the immersion of the adult believer as the acceptable form of baptism.

The fonds consists of correspondence and documents of Angus MacAulay. A certification dated 1783 documents his performance at Marischal College in Aberdeen. Correspondence between MacAulay and Alexander MacDonald (1789-1791) deals with MacAulay's appointment as factor and commissioner to MacDonald and business matters thereafter. Correspondence with Lord Selkirk (1794-1803) relays information about MacAulay's lot of land in Belfast. Other correspondence consists of requests made by MacAulay to the war office regarding payments and an allowance for his family (1795-1827).

The fonds consists of a four hundred page ledger dating from 1826 to 1829. The individuals listed within the ledger are sometimes documented according to the community they are from, or by their occupation. Although the majority of the patrons documented within the ledger come from the communities of Cardigan, Launching, and Sturgeon, there are also individuals listed within the ledger from a variety of communities throughout King's County such as Montague, Brundenell, Georgetown, Murray Harbour, and Grand River. Noticeable residents of Charlottetown including Francis Longworth and Daniel Hodgson are also listed as patrons of this store.