Pièce 7 - Draft and copy of letter from George Henry Ellis to Macvey Napier

2 sheets.

16 Spring Gardens, 21 Jun. 1876. - Has seen Sir Charles Trevelyan and discussed with him and George Trevelyan what took place in the meeting between Ellis and Napier on Saturday.

In George Trevelyan's life of Lord Macaulay, he has not used everything from the letters he published; some passages which would be 'interesting in a history of the Edinburgh Review' have been omitted; he has also 'omitted some passages which Sir Charles Trevelyan thinks it due to Lord Macaulay's memory to suppress'; a great many letters have not been used at all.

Sir Charles is happy for Mr Napier to use the whole of Macaulay's Napier correspondence after the lapse of six months from the date of the publication of the life, 'with the reservation only that Sir Charles, or whoever may legally represent Lord Macaulay, is to be informed of what is proposed to be used... and to be at liberty, as Lord Macaulay's representative is now, to object to the use of any letter or part of a letter which shall have been omitted from the Life. Sir Charles adds his assurance that this power of restriction shall be used liberally and honorably, with a desire to comply with Mr Napier's wishes'.