File consists of correspondence regarding McKinlay family finances and a diary written by James McKinlay titled "Diary of the Great Fish River Exploring Party."
The diary is written by a different James McKinlay than the eldest son of Archibald McKinlay, and documents a journey from Fort Resolution through the Northwest Territories with Warburton Pike. This James McKinlay was a clerk with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort St. John, Fort Resolution, and Fort Smith.
File consists of letter book copies of Archibald McKinlay's outward correspondence. The letter book contains personal correspondence as well letters related to his work for the Indian Reserve Commission.
File consists of letter book copies of outward correspondence from Archibald McKinlay as well as his wife Sarah Julia McKinlay and son James McKinlay. The letter book also contains a list of Williams Lake residents from 1884.
Item consists of one letter to Peter O'Reilly regarding the pre-emption of land in Lac La Hache. Included in the letter is a map laying out the requested land.
Item consists of one letter written to Peter O'Reilly as a request to pre-empt land. Included in the letter is a hand-drawn map outlining her requesting pre-emption as well as the land pre-empted by Archibald McKinlay.
