Contents include notes, etc., for the 4th Earl of Minto's maiden speech in the House of Lords on re-employment for soldiers, 1893 (folio 88); details of autumn troop manoeuvres at Aldershot, 1893 (folio 102); the manuscript of his criticism of Sir William H. Russell, 'The Great War with Russia' (London, 1895), and Archibald Forbes, 'Memories and studies of war and peace' (London, 1895), published in 'The Edinburgh Review', volume 183, 1896, pages 129-142 (folio 155); and correspondence relating to the Queen Victoria School, 1905 (folio 193).