The contents consist of part of a poem in the hand of Sir David Wilkie, inscribed, 'The following lines were written upon an accidental visit to the Church Yard at Walmer, near Deal, 2 Sept., 1802' (folio 69); two letters of Wilkie to Mrs Coppard, 1811-1812 (folio 71); two pages folio, numbered 5 and 6, apparently from a rough draft of an article by Wilkie on the best means for encouraging young artists, undated (folio 75).