The contents are as follows. (i) Letters to Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 1837-1847, undated, being condolences on the death of his aunt, Christian Dalrymple, 1838, and local affairs (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1825-1838, undated, including travel documents and part of a journal kept in Rome, 1824-1825 (see also MS.25502), printed papers on the Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, 1827-1835, and an account of Christian Dalrymple's death (folio 46).