The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Minto, 1781-1805, with two letters, 1793, of Robert Elliot, Rector of Wheldrake, one letter, 1796, of the Countess of Minto from Pisa, and one letter, 1805, of the Admiral to the Countess of Minto (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence with and concerning Sir David and Lady Carnegie of Pitarrow, 1799-1808 (folio 61).