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1. Loan 96 RLF 5/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7
Title:
House, 1805-1872
Scope & Content:
Contains documentation relating to the succession of houses and chambers which the Literary Fund leased between 1805 and 1872, as well as subsidiary documents on finances, the uses of the houses and on searches for suitable properties. The files are ordered chronologically by the date of the fir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1805-1896
Extent:

1 box (10 folders)

2. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/9
Title:
4, Adelphi Terrace
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s leasing ‘the drawing-room floor’ at 4, Adelphi Terrace between 1860 and 1872. Contains 1860 letters from George Godwin, Thomas J. Foord (the owner of the property), Tooke, Hallows & Price Octavian Blewitt as well as the contract, a schedule...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1860-21 Mar 1874
Extent:

1 file (64 documents)

3. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/7
Title:
72, Great Russell Street
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s twenty-one year lease of 72, Great Russell Street, which commenced in 1840. Includes a copy of the agreement, correspondence from John Mickle (the property’s owner), a solicitor’s letter on the agreement, extracts from the Minutes relating to t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1840-16 Apr 1860
Extent:

1 file (77 documents)

4. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/1
Title:
36, Gerard Street, Soho
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the leasing and upkeep of the Literary Fund’s first house, 36, Gerard Street in Soho, the leasing of which was made possible by a donation from the Prince of Wales. Includes 1805 letters from Edmund Baker to David Williams, Thomas Dale, Benjamin Hobhouse and Richa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1805-3 Apr 1817
Extent:

1 file (44 documents)

5. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/6
Title:
4, Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s residence at 4, Lincoln’s Inn Fields between 1820 and 1840. Includes letters from John Britton, Henry Leave, William Mountford Nurse (the property’s owner), James Christie, Philip Reeve, G. Buxton (a neighbour) and Charles Berkeley. Also inclu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1820-12 May 1838
Extent:

1 file (13 documents)

6. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/8
Title:
Offers of Houses and Chambers
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s searches for premises or to offers made regarding properties. The 1840 search for premises in central London is documented in letters from correspondents including Octavian Blewitt, John Newman, George Byrom Whittaker, William Kingdom, John Stew...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1840-21 Jun 1889
Extent:

1 file (59 documents)

7. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/3
Title:
The Use of the House by Other Societies
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence relating to organisations wishing to use or given permission to use the Literary Fund’s premises. The file includes correspondence and documentation relating to successful applications from the John Locke’s Monument Committee in 1808, the Prayer Book and Homily Society i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1808-10 Jan 1896
Extent:

1 file (26 documents)

8. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/5
Title:
69, Great Queen Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Scope & Content:
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s short residence at 69, Great Queen Street including letters from the apartment’s owner, C L Birch, and from Daniel Moore, Henry Rhodes and James Christie, as well as a list by Benjamin Ellis of items taken from 36, Gerard Street to 69, Great Que...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1818-21 Aug 1821
Extent:

1 file (7 documents)

9. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/4
Title:
Mr Britton’s Offer to be Resident Superintendent
Scope & Content:
Contains a letter from John Britton to Benjamin Hobhouse suggesting new premises and offering to superintend the Fund’s house, with a letter from Hobhouse to Richard Yates on his delayed response, asking Yates to thank Britton.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1818-31 Jul 1818
Extent:

1 file (2 documents)

10. Loan 96 RLF 5/7/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/7/2
Title:
Reports on the House Fund (1808, 1850 & 1856)
Scope & Content:
Contains three reports and related correspondence relating to whether a separate House Fund should be used to meet the expenses of the Fund’s accommodation. The first report, by Richard Yates, is from 1808 and accompanied by a letter from Charles Monro. The second, by the Treasurers and Audito...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1808-Dec 1856
Extent:

1 file (15 documents)

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