• Three early descriptions of Moreton –  c1630, 1793 and 1823
• Two letters from Fairfax to the House of Commons – 1645-1646
• Joshua Sprigge’s account of the Battle of Bovey – published 1647
• Celia Fiennes’ account of the handling of serges in Exeter in 1698
• Notes on the establishment of the Post Office – 1792
• Silvester Treleaven’s diary – 1799-1816
• Excerpts from Sir John Bowring’s memoirs
• Returns of chapels for the religious census of 1851
• MS list of people affected by 1845 fire
• Notes relating to education from the Report to the Charity Commissioners on the Endowed Charities (1907)
• Notes (other than those relating to education) from the above Report to the Charity Commissioners
• List of Carnival Queens – 1935-1984