The manuscript contains bills for the following:

(i) Various goods: John Yule, Gifford, 1762-1784 (folio 1); John Brown, Gifford, 1779-1780 (folio 41); Alexander Brown, Dunbar, 1780-1781 (folio 45);

(ii) Provisions: various merchants and shopkeepers, 1749-1785, including an account, 1779, for Edinburgh Castle (folio 44);

(iii) James Veitch, Haddington, for wines, spirits, confection, and imported and dried fruit, 1761-1780 (folio 87);

(iv) Housekeepers' accounts: Marian Hay, Yester, 1764 (folio 99); Margaret Young, Edinburgh, 1764-1769 (folio 102); Catherine Colston, Yester, 1764-1784 (folio 107);

(v) Candles, 1764-1781 (folio 130);

(vi) Soap, starch and toiletries: William Wood, Gifford, 1765-1778 (folio 143); Ritchie and Co., Edinburgh, 1777 (folio 153);

(vii) Household goods: coopers, coppersmiths, tinkers, locksmith and pewterers, 1760-1780 (folio 154);

(viii) Clothing, etc.: various merchants and shopkeepers for cloth goods, 1743-1784 (folio 171), weavers, 1763-1782 (folio 232); John Begbie, shoemaker, Haddington, to the 5th Marquess of Tweeddale, 1761-1762 (folio 252);

(ix) Laundry for Ladies Grace and Catherine Hay, 1771 (folio 253);

(x) Richard Somner, surgeon, Haddington, 1761-1781 (folio 254);

(xi) Furniture and hangings for Yester and Newhall, 1743-1773 (folio 258);

(xii) Edinburgh tradesmen: James Scott, gunsmith, 1779-1780 (folio 269); Robert Grant and George McLean, for fishing equipment, 1779-1780 (folio 270); William Fraser, plate worker, 1781 (folio 272); John Clark, 1771, for repairing spectacles (folio 273); William Dempster, 1771, for engraving (folio 274); clock and watch makers, 1775-1782, including accounts for erecting a steeple clock at Gifford (folio 275);

(xiii) Accounts,1771-1777, of postage expenses (folio 281);

(xiv) Edinburgh booksellers and stationers, 1761-1784 (folio 285);

(xv) Horse and coach expenses: William Ainslie, saddler, Haddington, 1772-1781 (folio 307); chaise hirers, 1770-1779 (folio 318); coachmakers, 1773-1781 (folio 322);

(xvi) Bill for the painting of a chaise, 1777 (folio 327).