From GOT to his wife Caroline (Carry); 6 reports a dinner "with the Smalleys, and […] his chief, the Editor of the New York Tribune and his wife […] Herbert Spencer was there"; 10 and 11 mention a house debate on the cadets; 12 mentions Sir D. Marjoribanks, and two speeches of GOT (at the presence of Mr. W. E. Forster), together with some "extracts from the Galashiels paper"; 22-42 have been sent during a trip to Paris, Turin, Rome, Castellammare, Syracuse and Malta, between 21.10 and 09.11.

From GOT to his wife Caroline, except 2, 11 and 15; 2 is addressed to Trebelyan (sic) and congratulates him on a contest in an agricultaral constituency (the name is unclear). It mentions Gladstone and is signed C. Louis Buxton, a liberal MP, colleague of GOT. 11 is a tiny newspaper cutting, titled "The Theft of Sir George Trevelyan's Watch", referring that two men arrested for the theft were liberated because there was no evidence against them. GOT noted "This is a good thing" on it. 15 is addressed to Caroline by her sister Anna M. Philips. Letters 4 to 18 (11 and 15 excepted) have been written in Glasgow, between 29.07 and early August (16-17 belong to one letter and are not dated). They might have been sent all at once around 05.08, as stated in 19. 4 mentions four long orations delivered on 28.07; 5-6 complain about a "mostly tremendous meeting " in St. Andrew's Hall, and mentions the Franchise demonstration of 1884. GOT's watch got stolen in this occasion, as he refers in 5.

Mostly letters from Wallington, regarding celebrations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Also includes a letter from Anna M Philips

Includes reference to the Second Boer War

Includes reference to life at Wallington, their sons, politics and GOT's writing

From various locations includeing Hawick, Brayton, London and Wallington. Includes family news and discussion of politics.

From GOT to his wife Caroline (Carry); includes 3 undated letters

From GOT to his wife Caroline (Carry); 1 refers to the Bill 201 and the works of the Law and Justice committee; 3-4 (01.08) reports some works on a bill, involving Mr. Henry James, and mention that "the conservatives seem quite sick and bored with the bill", that is supposed to last long; 5 (02.08) refers to the same bill, mentioning that the debate is going well and that he will soon be able to join Carry; 10 and 11 refers of meetings in Bingley and mentions Spencer, Harcourt and Luke (?) as travel companions and Lady Aberdeen's speech (11); in 11 GOT is most satisfied with the meeting at Bingley Hall

From GOT to his wife Caroline (Carry); 3A and 3B are two newspaper cutting (3B is the first half) about Women's Suffrage. The letter to the newspaper is dated 10.10.1891 and signed by Mary Gillies. It concerns Miss Orme's letter in the Scotsman about the Women Stuffrage cause and her position during the annual conference of the National Liberal Federation, held in Newcastle in 1891: Miss Orme spoke against the inclusion of the Parliamentary enfranchisement of women in the Liberal programme; 5-8 (8 is the continuation of 7) are from Glasgow, where he was fro the Trades House Annual Meeting and dated 13-15 October; 9 is a rhyming note on a scrap of paper (on the back, a list in print of people attending the House Dinner at the Trades House Annual Meeting); 11 is a newspaper cutting about the Trades House Annual Meeting, GOT is explicitly cited among the people who spoke during the dinner, and his speech is summarized.

Mostly letters sent while in London while sitting in Parliament and attending Cabinet meetings as Secretary for Scotland. Includes reference to the Scottish Local Government Bill, reference to their children and Wallington.
Also includes correspondence with Emma Noble and Montagu regarding the Trevelyan's silver wedding.