The contents are as follows: Letters, 1789-1800, of Charles Kerr of Abbotrule to Sir Walter Scott (MS.871);

Correspondence, 1797-1801, of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteer Light Dragoons (incorporated in 1800 in the Royal Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry), including some by Sir Walter Scott (MS.872);

Letters, 1801-1806, of George Ellis to Sir Walter Scott (MS.873).