Autograph clipped from a letter. A piece of paper is glued to the item. It states, "Peter Borthwick Esqre. of Claverton Park, in Somersetshire was defeated in 1832, by Sir Charles Cockerell and Thomas Hudson Esq. but returned in 1835, without a contest. The hon. gentleman, who was born in Midlothian (?), in 1804, is hostile to the Whig ministry, and had distinguished himself by his advocacy of a gradual Slave Emancipation."

Autograph book compiled from slips of papers signed by members of the House of Commons to allow the bearer access to the gallery to watch the proceedings of that legislative body. A typical note says: "admit bearer to the House of Commons" and then is signed by the person granting permission. Signatures include those of W. E. Gladstone, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and those of many other politicians.