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Address to the Prince & Princess of Wales, on the birth of a Son
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Contains a draft of an address to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra of Denmark on the birth of their son, Prince Albert Victor, with a form letter of acknowledgement to Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope.
Address to the Queen on the Recovery of the Prince of Wales
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Contains drafts of an address to Queen Victoria on the recovery from illness of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with related correspondence between Octavian Blewitt, Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, and William Henry Harrison and a letter of acknowledgement signed by Henry Austen Bruce.
Address to the Princess of Wales on the Recovery of the Prince
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Contains three drafts of an address to Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, on the recovery of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with a letter from Octavian Blewitt to Sir William Thomas Knollys and a reply from Knollys.
Address to the Queen on the Death of the Princess Alice
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Contains a draft of an address to Queen Victoria on the death of Princess Alice, with related correspondence from William Smith and Edward Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby and acknowledgements from Whitehall and Henry Frederick Ponsonby at Windsor Castle.
Address to the Queen on her Escape from Maclean’s Attempt on her Life
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Contains two drafts of an address to Queen Victoria after an assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean, with related correspondence from Charles Shaw and Edward Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby and acknowledgements from Reginald B Heygate, for the Home Secretary, Sir William Harcourt, and from Harco...
Letters from Whitehall acknowledging the Receipt of Addresses from the Committee of the Literary Fund
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Contains documents relating to the receipt of officers in Whitehall of addresses from the Committee of the Royal Literary Fund in 1884, 1887, 1892, 1893, 1895 and 1897. These consist primarily of letters acknowledging receipt, from Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, R H Collins, Henry Matthews, Sir ...
Annual Report Acknowledgements from Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V
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Contains letters from courtiers in the Privy Purse Office acknowledging receipt of annual reports sent by the Royal Literary Fund to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V. Correspondents include Sir George Grey, Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, [?] Harrison, Doyne C Bell, John Longden, ...
Annual Report Acknowledgements from the Prince of Wales
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Contains 28 letters from Maurice Holzmann, writing on behalf of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Octavian Blewitt and Arthur Llewelyn Roberts, acknowledging receipt of the Royal Literary Fund’s annual reports.
Annual Report Acknowledgements from the King of the Belgians
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Contains letters of acknowledgement from the Belgian court under Leopold II for annual reports sent by the Royal Literary Fund. The first five letters are in English and addressed personally to Octavian Blewitt, the later letters in French and more formal.
Communications regarding Civil List pensions and enquiries from Downing Street
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Contains documents, principally letters, relating to enquiries made to the Secretaries of the Literary Fund about the cases of writers who applied to the government and members of the royal household for financial aid. These fall into two main sections. The first relates to the secretarial tenur...