Many of the letters in this volume are duplicates of those in MSS.8408-8409.

The papers consist of:

(i) 'Index and List of the Packet Dated Negapatam, 23rd October, 1783', being the same index as in MS.8408 (folio 1);

(ii) 'Copies of Letters from Mr. Cochrane to Lord Macartney, 9 February-8 August, 1783' (folio 13);

(iii) 'Mr Cochrane to The Government at Madras from the 8th Septʳ. to 25th D[o]., 1783' (folio 58);

(iv) 'Mr Cochrane to The Government at Madras From the 2nd Septʳ. to the 11th Octʳ., 1783' (folio 70);

(v) 'Tranquebar Intelligence', 4 December 1782, to 11 August 1783 (folio 84);

(vi) Duplicate of section (v), but continued to 29 August (folio 156);

(vii) 'Inteligence [sic] Tranquebar from the 2 Aug[t]. 83 to 2 Septʳ.' (folio 230);

(viii) 'Extracts from Letters from Major-General Stuart to Mr Cochrane', 1 February-14 July 1783 (folio 242);

(ix) 'Extracts from Letters from Major-General Stuart to Mr Cochrane', 1 February-7 August 1783 (folio 266);

(x) 'Extracts from Letters from Major-General Stuart to Mr Cochrane', 2 August-8 September 1783 (folio 295);

(xi) 'Extracts from Letters from Major-General Stuart to Mr Cochrane', 11-18 September 1783 (folio 309);

(xii) 'Extracts from Letters from Major-General Stuart to Mr Cochrane', 11 September-14 October 1783 (folio 321);

(xiii) 'Intelligence Book 1st', 24 February-11 April 1783 (folio 333);

(xiv) 'Intelligence Book 2d', 12 April-19 June 1783 (folio 357);

(xv) 'Intelligence Book 4d', 12 September-3 October 1783 (folio 381);

(xvi) 'Intelligence from Tranquebar No.3', 2-24 September 1783 (folio 405).