Weekly letters: some from Capetown, on board ship, and Calcutta and Mirzapur concerning mainly personal, family and social news, with some incidental description of the voyage.
Letters from Perth, Edinburgh, London and Loudon Castle; including references to his financial affairs (Jul 1833); John Mcleod Campbell; Hastings family; social visits.
Letters from Scotland and London; malicious gossip concerning Lady Flora Hastings and unpleasantness of the case; personal, family views and social visits.