The contents are follows:

(i) Notes on William Barclay David Donald Turnbull (folio 1);

(ii) Press-cuttings, 1861, relating to the Protestant attacks on Turnbull, with a notice of his death, 1863 (folio 4);

(iii) Article on Turnbull, reprinted from the 'Herald' and 'Genealogist', January 1864, with some corrections (folio 15);

(iv) Correspondence: draft letter of Turnbull to the 'Gentleman's Magazine', 1836; letters to Turnbull, 1840-1854; letters regarding Turnbull, chiefly to John Gough Nichols, 1863-1873 (folio 95).