Item 2 - Bound volume containing six letters from Thomas Babington Macaulay to his sister Margaret Cropper

1 vol., with '2' marked on the front.
From front: free endpaper, ff. 1-8. Letter (1 folded sheet) pasted in at f. 2r, another (23 folded sheets) tipped in between ff. 2-3 and ff. 4-5.
From back: free endpaper and flyleaf, ff. 1-23. Letters tipped in between ff. 4-5 (2 sheets and 6 folded sheets, with cover pasted in at f. 5v), ff. 10-11 (2 folded sheets and 1 sheet), ff. 16-17 (4 sheets and 12 folded sheets, with cover pasted in at f. 16v), and ff. 22-23 (7 folded sheets) .

Note by Margaret Cropper, née Denman, to her son [Edward] Denman Cropper on inside front cover: 'Volume 2. Original Manuscripts. Letters from Thomas Babington Macaulay to his Brother in law Edward Cropper & to his second wife Margaret (sister of Lord Macaulay) who died at the age of 22 - leaving one son (Charlie) who died at about 13 years of age - These letters are of great interest & much value, & the collection is to be carefully preserved by Edward Denman Cropper, & to remain as now arranged & not divided or disturbed. - This dearest Denman is your Father's wish & I am sure you will hold it sacred. Yr loving Mother Margaret Cropper née Denman'. Note on flyleaf: 'I have not arranged them so well as I might, but they were much creased & torn, & I have taken the greatest pains to preserve them uninjured'.

Notes on inside back cover: 'For Edward Denman Cropper from his Father', and 'This book contains 6 letters from T.B.M. to his sister Margaret after he sailed for India. They are arranged with regard to safety & convenience but not arranged according to their dates - M.C.' Also a numbered list of the letters at the top of the page headed 'Beginning at this end', numbers 5-6, and at the bottom (upside down) headed 'Beginning at the other end of book', numbers 1-3. Date, a brief description, and extent are given for each.