The contents are as follows. (i) Wills of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto and related papers, 1862-1886 (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence and papers, 1844-1888, concerning the marriage settlement of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 68); (iii) Papers, 1866-1881, concerning settlements for the younger children of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 129); (iv) Correspondence and papers, 1879, concerning the marriage settlement of the Honourable Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot (folio 145); (v) Correspondence and papers, 1878-1880, concerning the marriage settlement of the Honourable William Fitzwilliam Elliot (folio 198).