The contents are as follows. (i) Petitions addressed to Hugh Elliot 1805-1806, undated, chiefly from French and Corsican emigrés (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence of Hugh Elliot with the British government (mostly George Canning), 1807-1809, concerning his salary as ambassador in Naples, and the opposition of the Neapolitan government to his return there (folio 159).