The contents are as follows:

(i) Account of expenditure abroad, July 1762, to January 1766 (folio 1), followed by drafts of this account giving more detail (folio 36);

(ii) Accounts relative to the Douglas Cause, 1762-1769 (folio 122);

(iii) 'General abstract of the whole expence in relation to the Douglas Cause in Scotland', 1769 (folio 134), with other abstracts and a memorial concerning the proportion to be paid by Sir Hew Dalrymple (folio 142);

(iv) Accounts relative to Hamilton estate expenses, 1762-1769 (folio 144).