The Kimball Family Papers consist of deeds, receipts, insurance policies, probate documents, and other materials created by William Kimball (1758-1833) and his son, William Kimball, Jr. (1790-1855). This collection is divided into five series.

Series I. Deeds includes the sale of one-half of a woodlot in Methuen, Mass., by William Kimball, Sr. to Joseph Williams; the sale of a pew in the Second Congregational (North) Church to William Kimball, Jr., from Porter Russell; and a deed for a plot of land in Newburyport from Thomas Davis to William Kimball, Jr.

Series II. Receipts includes a small account book for the year 1832, receipts for tuition, furniture, including a coffin, and a request for 24 gold necklaces.

Series III. Insurance Policies include five policies issued to William Kimball, Jr. for property in Newburyport.

Series IV. Probate Documents includes a bill of sale for a tract of land in Bradford to William Kimball from the estate of Jesse Johnson, and the appointment of William Kimball, Jr. as administrator of the estate of his late father.

Series V. Miscellaneous Material contains a booklet, The Confession of Faith and Covenant of the Second Congregational Church in Newburyport, and a recipe for coloring gold and making silver solder.