The contents are as follows: Statement, 1821-1822, of the case of the petitioners in the case of the 'Beacon' newspaper, in the hand of Walter Scott [?1821], with the printed 'Petition', 1821, and 'Answers' thereto, 1822 (MS.126);

‘Goetz of Berlichingen with the iron hand: A Tragedy. Translated from the German of Goethe. By Walter Scott, Esq., Advocate, Edinburgh. London, 1799’, copied, 1827, by Mary Anne Hughes (MS.131);

Proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott (MS.496);

Transcript of Adv.MS.6.2.18: 'Extracts from the manuscripts of Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall', 1818, made by Alexander Campbell, the musical writer, for Sir Walter Scott in 1818, with numerous notes in Scott's handwriting (MS.538);

Autograph, [1819], of Sir Walter Scott, collected by William Finlay Watson (MS.594, no. 2192);

‘Two songs in imitation of the Welch poetry’ by Sir Walter Scott and in his autograph, namely, ‘The Norman Horse-Shoe’ and ‘The Dying Bard’, [1806] (MS.643);

“Critique on the ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel.’ A prolusion", by Robert Sym, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, with “Mr. Scott’s remarks in his own handwriting attached”, and an autograph letter of Walter Scott to Robert Sym, 1806 (MS.667);

Obituary, 1824, of Alexander Campbell, which notes that Sir Walter Scott attended the funeral (MS.669, folio 29);

Original manuscript, 1799, in Sir Walter Scott's autograph of 'The Eve of Saint John. A Border Ballad' (MS.818);

'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott': volume II, 1802-1831 (MS.854);

Diary in Sir Walter Scott's autograph, titled, ‘Tour on the Continent, 1815’, only kept up from 4 to 6 August (MS.875);

Various compositions, [?1799-?1831], of Sir Walter Scott (MS.876).