The contents of the volume are as follows:

Letters to Chalmers on various topics, 1790-1823, and undated (folio 1); notes on manuscripts of Scottish interest in the British Museum (written on paper watermarked 1801) (folio 32), on the office of Chancellor of Scotland (written on paper watermarked 1801-1807) (folio 47), on ecclesiastical matters, 1797, and undated (written on paper watermarked 1794-1796) (folio 67), and on stage-coaches (written on paper watermarked 1796-1829) (folio 86); inventory of charters belonging to Brechin, 1802 (folio 112); notes on Scottish seals by Lieutenant-General George Henry Hutton, 1801, and undated (written on paper watermarked 1799-1800) (folio 122), and other notes.