The contents are as follows. (i) Papers concerning fishing, particularly salmon fishing on the Tweed, and the preservation of game in general, 1768-1894, including the manuscript and corrected proofs of the 3rd Earl of Minto's 'Game, Salmon and Poachers' (no publisher, 1863) (folio 1); (ii) Papers relating to hunting and horses, 1816-1913 (folio 201).