Kebanyakan surat di dalam jilid ini merupakan surat yang dikirim kepada John Marsden daripada isterinya, Cik Lina. John Marsden merupakan pentadbir Inggeris yang berkhidmat di Bengkulu. Surat-surat Francis Light dan surat John Marsden disimpan oleh adiknya William Marsden. Selepas beberapa lama William memelihara surat-surat itu, akhirnya surat tersebut diserahkan kepada King’s College. Terdapat sebanyak 49 pucuk surat di dalam jilid ini / Most of the letters in this volume are letters sent to John Marsden from his wife, Ms. Lina. John Marsden was an English administrator who served in Bengkulu. Letters belonging to Francis Light and John Marsden were kept by John’s brother, William Marsden. After keeping the letters for a period of time, the letters were then handed over to the King’s College. There are 49 letters in this volume.
