Item is Pictou County Notary Public John McLeod's registery book of protests documenting declarations by ships' masters of circumstances beyond their control which may have given rise to loss or damages.

Fonds consists of promissary notes, an order from David M. Lead to Charles Irving, and cheques. These materials date between 1858 to 1879. The fonds also contains agreements from 1863 to 1876 as well as business correspondence.