This fonds consists of a narrow, hardbound ledger book containing handwritten entries of accounts held by customers of an unknown merchant identified as “E.H” (possibly E. Hall), 1826-1831. E.H. was likely based in the vicinity of present-day Windsor, Ontario. The ledger presents itemized lists of goods purchased and amounts owing or paid, under each customer’s name. Roughly two-thirds of the volume is unused. E.H.’s customers came primarily from Essex and Kent counties and Detroit, Michigan, but also elsewhere along the upper Great Lakes, including Drummond Island. Both male and female names are present, and some customers’ occupations are given as well, including blacksmith, miller, distiller, cooper, cook, merchant, labourer, crevier, regimental sergeant, ship’s carpenter, seaman, sailor, engagé, servant woman, and inhabitant. Many customers are French-Canadian; one may have been Black, and another Indigenous.

This fonds consists of two files of photocopied business records from what appear to have been original 19th century ledger books. One set of documents covers income and expenses for the period 1873-1875, including real estate, wood products, and payments to individuals, mentioning Caleb Coatsworth and others. Another set of documents covering 1883-1897 includes accounts of vessels listed as reporting and clearing from the Port of Romney, Caleb Coatsworth’s dock, and the Romney Castoria [?] outside the Port of Chatham. The latter set of documents includes lists of steamers and schooners with their national affiliations and tonnages, as well as lists of merchandise (such as lumber and fish) exported from the Port of Romney.