Resolution on the Death of John Dickinson Esq F.R.S. (Vice President & Registrar)
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Contains a resolution passed by the Committee of the Literary Fund commemorating the late John Dickinson, with letters from his son (also John Dickinson) to the Committee and to Octavian Blewitt.
Resolution on the Death of Sir Henry Ellis (Vice President & Treasurer)
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Two variant copies of a resolution by the Committee of the Literary Fund expressing 'profound sorrow' at the death of Sir Henry Ellis, and two letters from his wife, Jane Sarah Ellis, expressing her thanks to Octavian Blewitt.
Resolution on the Death of the Bishop of Winchester (Vice President)
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Contains a resolution by the Committee of the Literary Fund on the death of Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Winchester, with related letters to Octavian Blewitt from William Henry Harrison, Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, and William Frederick Pollock, and a letter to Stanhope from the Wilber...
Resolution recording the sorrow of the Committee of the Literary Fund on the death of Emily Harriet, Countess Stanhope, with a letter from Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, to Octavian Blewitt, asking him to thak the Committee for their sympathy.
Resolution on the Death of H.E.M. Van de Weyer (Vice President)
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Contains a resolution by the Committee of the Literary Fund on the death of Sylvain Van de Weyer, with letters from William Henry Harrison to Octavian Blewitt and Elizabeth Van de Weyer to Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope.
Resolution on the Death of William Henry Harrison Esq. (Registrar)
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Contains a letter informing the Literary Fund of the death of William Henry Harrison, letters from Fund officers expressing their sorrow, a long resolution on the Committee's 'general and personal regret for their loss' and the 'important services rendered by him to this Institution', and three l...
Resolution on the Death of Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope (President)
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Contains letters from William Smith to Octavian Blewitt on the death of Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, a reply from Blewitt, a resolution from the Committee of the Literary Fund on their 'profound sense of his eminent services to the Institution' and a letter from William Frederick Pollock...
Resolution on the Resignation of Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron Houghton (Treasurer)
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Contains a letter from William Smith to Octavian Blewitt on the resignation of Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron Houghton, from the Committee of the Literary Fund, and a note from Houghton thanking Blewitt for the Committee's 'expression of feeling.'
Resolution on the Resignation of William Bodham Donne Esq. (Registrar)
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Contains a letter of resignation from William Bodham Donne to Octavian Blewitt, a letter from William Smith to Blewitt regarding this and a draft of a resolution for the Committee of the Literary Fund noting Donne's 'ability' as Registrar and their 'regret' at his resignation.
Resolution on the Death of Frederic Ouvry Esq. (Treasurer and Honorary Solicitor)
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Contains a letter from William Smith to Octavian Blewitt asking him to draft a resolution for the Committee of the Literary Fund on the death of Frederic Ouvry, a copy of the resulting resolution and an expression of thanks from Ouvry's widow.