The Duke and Gurwood worked extremely well together, both of them demonstrating the efficiency and determination that the Duke famously described as his rule to 'do the business of the day in the day.' Despite being extremely busy the Duke turned the material round quickly sometimes apologising for not being more prompt. Every entry was examined and approved by them both several times through to proof and print stage, at which point the Duke's was the final word. The Duke wanted to be assured at all times that the papers, whether with Gurwood or at Clowes the printers, were secure so that his emendations did not get into the public domain. In the later stages of the project this meant that Gurwood, who had already copied them several times had to write the papers out again before they went to the printer. As with the Indian Dispatches Lord Mahon gave a great deal of advice and assistance, reading and reviewing material, and forwarding the completed sheets to the printers especially when Gurwood was in Paris.