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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)

The J. F. Rose collection contains lyrics for 3 undated patriotic and religious songs, as well as an early 20th-century essay about popular music during the Civil War.

The J. F. Rose collection contains lyrics for 3 undated patriotic and religious songs, as well as an early 20th century essay about popular music during the Civil War.

• "Along the Rio Grande," supporting the American cause during the Mexican-American War, with pencil annotations (2 pages)
• "Lost, O Forever Lost. The awakened Sinner," reflecting on salvation and the death of Jesus Christ (2 pages)
• "A Toast to Our Flag," a celebration of the American flag (2 pages)

The essay and its typescript are similar drafts of Rose's "Songs of the Civil War"; the manuscript version (36 pages) is an annotated draft, with portions absent from the typed copy (10 pages). The essay, written around 45 years after the war's conclusion, briefly traces the history of popular patriotic music in Europe and in the United States before discussing the Civil War-era's most popular tunes. Rose examined songs from the Union and Confederacy, citing many of the war's influential songs, such as "Maryland, My Maryland" and "John Brown's Body Lies Mouldering in the Grave." He analyzed several songs within the context of the wartime events that inspired them, including the story of the writing of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe. The typed copy of the essay ends abruptly, and is followed by the text of "Along the Rio Grande."

Manuscript copy of a report by Manuel de Mier y Terán on Native Americans living in Texas, providing information on their numbers, characteristics, locations, and songs.

The volume contains a 54-page manuscript copy of Manuel de Mier y Terán's Spanish-language report on native people of Texas, entitled Noticia de las tribus de salvages conocidos que habitan en el departamento de Tejas, y del número de familias de que consta cada Tribu, puntos en que habitan y terrenos en que acampan , which he submitted to the Mexican government in 1828. Terán's assistant and draftsman, José María Sánchez y Tapia, produced the undated copy from Terán's manuscript. Terán's report provides quantitative and qualitative information on 29 tribes residing in Texas, including the Lipanes, Comanches, Huecos (Wacos), Tahuácanos, Cherokees, Kicapoos (Kickapoos), Iguanés, and Cadós (Caddos). He provided an approximate number of families in each tribe, detailed information on their locations, and sometimes commented on their habits and ways of life. On the Comanches, he noted that upon the death of a comrade, they killed the horse and broke the weapons which had served the deceased (pp. 6-7). For the Huecos (Wacos), he described the division of labor between men and women (p. 12). In addition to numbers and locations of various groups of Native Americans, Sánchez recorded several eight-measure songs, including lyrics, associated with the Táncahues, Tejas, Nadacos, and Iguanes tribes. In the back of the volume are an unfinished watercolor landscape and the lyrics to a song entitled "La Ausencia."