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File contains a newspaper article dated 2 April 1960 about Squire John R. Bleecker and the settlement of Trenton.

File contains documents and a newspaper clipping about the early years of Trenton's history. It begins c.1615, and ends around c.1919.

File contains a printed poster issued by Ponton & Morden, Solicitors, Belleville, advertising a sale on 11 July 1892 of a block of land on Ontario street in Trenton, by power of sale due to default.

File contains a number of newspaper articles, financial statements, and receipts of payment, ranging in years from c. 1876 to c. 1922.
The oldest item in the file is an article in an unknown newspaper, written by Eugene Schuyler c. 1876; about issues regarding the country of Turkey.
There are financial statements from The Town of Trenton, Ontario, and purchase receipts from the same municipality.

File contains a printed booklet entitled “The Evolution of Trenton Ontario,” published in 1913, providing a history of the community from the late 18th century, its incorporation as a town, and the industrial and commercial development of the centre. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning Trenton's evolution into a town in 1880.

File contains a newspaper article concerning the early history of Trenton, formerly Trent Port, from ca. 1615-1834. Includes a reproduction of a sketch of the settlement as it appeared in the 1830s.

File contains manuscript correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson regarding lands at River Trent in Murray Township. Also present is a completed, printed approval of the Board of Endowment Office, Toronto, of an application for purchase of lot 28, concession 3, Township of Murray by William Robertson, 29 August 1851.

File contains a manuscript letter from Alex Campbell to William Robertson, 23 March 1835 concerning a plot of land at the Trent River.

File contains a manuscript deed of land for properties acquired by William Robertson in Belleville from Bleecker Walden Meyers, 26 October, 1842. Also present is correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson concerning the lease and sale of lands in Hastings County, and Northumberland County.

File contains manuscript statements of accounts and correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson, Postmaster, Port Trent concerning land transactions. Also present are printed completed receipts issued by the Commissioner of Crown Lands' Office, Peter Robinson issued in 1834 for lands sold from the Clergy Reserves in the township of Murray, district of Newcastle.