The contents are as follows:

(i) Cloth and clothing bills, 1717-1736, undated (folio 1);

(ii) Cloth bill, 1729-1730, to the Marquess of Clydesdale (folio 34);

(iii) Bills, 1717-1721, of Edinburgh shoemakers (folio 35);

(iv) Bills, 1719-1736, of East Lothian weavers (folio 39);

(v) Bill, 1721, for wine glasses to Lady Mary Hamilton of Baldoon, Edinburgh (folio 48);

(vi) Bill, 1722, for mirrors, Edinburgh (folio 49);

(vii) Bills of Edinburgh and East Lothian tradesmen: pumpmakers, 1721, 1733 (folio 50); locksmith, 1721-1722 (folio 52); ostler, 1721 (folio 53); clockmaker, 1721 (folio 55);

(viii) Carriers' bills, 1713-1734 (folio 56);

(ix) Edinburgh tradesmen's bills for horse and coach expenses: harnessmakers, 1724-1725 (folio 61); coachmaker, 1721, and the coachman's accounts, 1727 (folio 64);

(x) Bills, 1716-1727, of Edinburgh, Musselburgh and East Lothian smiths (folio 68);

(xi) Tradesmen's bills, 1716-1721, for building and repairs chiefly at Tweeddale House (folio 82);

(xii) Bills, 1716-1734, of Edinburgh and East Lothian coopers (folio 93);

(xiii) Servants' receipts, 1715-1725, for wages (folio 102);

(xiv) Various estate and garden accounts, 1717-1734 (folio 112);

(xv) Legal accounts and related papers, 1719-1736, of transactions with John Davidson of Whitehouse, Writer to the Signet (folio 123);

(xvi) Miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1715-1736 (folio 166).