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The George Philip Hooke journal is a 21-page officer roster and journal of the 1st Battalion of Grenadiers in the British army, which describes their travel from New York to South Carolina. The volume also contains copies of 30 catch tunes, many with lyrics.

The George Philip Hooke journal (21 pages) is comprised of an officer roster and a journal of the 1st Battalion of Grenadiers in the British army under Henry Clinton, from December 1779 to May 1780. Hooke described the battalion's voyage from New York to South Carolina; gave the movements of his battalion during the landing at St. Simons Island, Georgia; and provided eye-witness accounts of various scrimmages in the southern campaign, including the siege and surrender of Charleston. Hooke described sinking the damaged "Judith Transport" (January 16, 1780); meeting the British fleet under Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot, at Tybee Harbor, [Georgia] (February 3, 1780); and positioning and attacking the rebel forces at Charlestown, South Carolina, between March 29 and April 13, 1780.

At the back of the journal, after 48 blank pages, are copies of 30 catch tunes (comic rounds). The British baroque master Henry Purcell and popular composer Henry Harington wrote several of the songs, though many are unattributed, such as "The Quaker Wedding: A Catch for three voices," and "Come Honest Friends" (52 pages of music in total).

The bulk of this volume is made up of 15 military/navy songs, many of them variants of published versions. One song, beginning "In a mouldering cave" laments the death of General James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham (pages 57-63). The volume also contains accounts and an inventory of clothes of General Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet of Lymington, and was likely kept either by him or by one of his close circle.

The volume was apparently rebound sometime in the 20th century with a 15th century manuscript cover.

• Harry Burrard/J. L. Nixon Account, June 4, 1798 (pages 2-5, 9)
• 1. Hunting Song, by Chas. Pawlett (pages 11-19)
• 2. Joe's Lamentation, by Chas. Pawlett (pages 20-33)
• 3. The Soldiers Adieu, by Dibden (pages 34-41)
• 4. The Sailors Adieu, by Dibden (pages 41-47)
• 5. Song, beginning "Vulcan contrive me such a cup" (pages 47-51)
• 6. Song, beginning "Come my lads time parts away" (pages 51-55)
• 7. Song, beginning "In a mouldering cave, where the wretched reside" (pages 57-63)
• 8. Song, by Sheridan, beginning "When twas night, and the mid watch was called" (pages 63-67)
• 9. Song, beginning "If gold cou'd lengthen life I swear" (pages 67-71)
• 10. Song, beginning "Bid me when forty winters more" (pages 71-77)
• 11. Song, by R. Cumbd. Esqr., beginning "What do I see before mine eyes" (pages 77-79)
• 12. Song, beginning "Then farewell my trim built wherry" (pages 81-83)
• 13. Hunting Song, by Chas. Pawlett (pages 83-97)
• 14. Song, beginning "Round duthers gay table some wish to be gambling (pages 99-103)
• 15. [Untitled], beginning "Dear Tom this brown Jug which now foams with mild ale" (pages 105-109)
• Accounting (pages 112-113)
• Acct. of General Burrards Cloaths (pages 117-118)