Autograph letters of George Steevens, 1777-1799 (20), Elizabeth Steevens, 1799-1800 (6), Richard Farmer, ca. 1795 (1), Edmond Malone, ca. 1799 (1), William Hayley, 1802 (1), and others. All the letters and other material are connected in one way or another with Steevens, except the Malone letter to Reed. In addition there are several copies of Steevens' epitaph in the autograph of William Hayley, its composer, and several papers in Reed's autograph.

Letters to George Steevens from 70 correspondents, and 4 letters from Steevens. Correspondents include Dr. Farmer, Fuseli, Malone, Bishop Percy, Isaac Reed, Joseph Ritson, and Sir Joseph Banks. Many letters mention Steevens' edition of Shakespeare, 1793. Various other literary topics.

20 items collected without visible unity. Some are connected with George Steevens and Robert Dodsley, others with Isaac Reed. Several are drafts of publishers' letters.