The papers include: "Answers to animadversions published by Mr. John Love, schoolmaster at Dumfries, upon Mr. Trotter’s Grammar", circa 1733 (folio 1); "Notes that be of some use in comparing Buchanan and Johnston’s Paraphrases of the Psalms", circa 1745 (folio 9); "Remarks upon Mr. Ruddiman’s Grammar, sent him by Mr. Ja. Philips with Mr. Ruddiman’s answer to them", circa 1745 (folio 37); "Note concerning the treatise, or, rather, libel, published by Mr. James Man of Aberdeen against Mr. Ruddiman’s edition of Buchanan’s works", circa 1754 (folio 55); ‘Thomae Ruddimanni ad Georgium Morisonum, A.M., praeceptorem suum…epistola anno 1696 metrice conscripto’ (folio 64).