The contents are as follows:

(i) Financial papers, 1717, concerning Anne, Duchess of Hamilton (folio 1);

(ii) Papers, 1747-1762, of James, 6th Duke of Hamilton (folio 17);

(iii) Papers relating to the repair of the roof of the Abbey Church of Holyrood, 1757-1758 (folio 196);

(iv) A legal 'Opinion for The Tutors of His Grace, the Duke of Hamilton', 1767, i.e. James, 7th Duke (folio 212).