Fonds consists of company accounts for the New England firm of Thomas Ruck & Company relating to the fish trade in Newfoundland, 1713-1722. Fonds is composed of five ledgers, a journal and a day book containing accounts for the seasonal trade (usually May-Sept) conducted by Ruck in Bay Bulls, Petty Harbour, Quidi Vidi, Torbay, St. John's, Ferryland, Witless Bay, Cape Broyle, Brigus Bay South and Conception Bay, Newfoundland.

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. John St. John, including clerical appointments, letters concerning ordination, correspondence with Archbishop Howley, travel receipts and orders, last will and testament, May 1911; information on births (Torbay, Nov.-Dec. 1917), marriages (Nov. 1917, Torbay) and deaths (Torbay, December 1917), last will and testament, and disposal of estate. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and obituary.