- 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
