Details cash transactions made by the Royal Literary Fund between June 1905 and April 1920. A letter from Coutts & Co dated 8 February 1906 is inserted at the fourth opening.
Ledger recording payments to beneficiaries relieved by the Literary Fund between 1791 and 1823
Scope & Content:
Small, vellum-bound ledger detailing payments made to applicants to the Literary Fund during the early years of its existence. Opens with ‘An Alphabetical List of Persons relieved by the Literary Fund’, which provides an index to the numbered records of payments which follow. In the second hal...
Contains an account by David Williams of the 'Institution of the Society for the establishment of the Literary Fund' and details of the meetings of the Committee from 10 May 1790-27 Aug 1817. These include the initial meetings at which the establishment and form of the Fund were discussed. Applic...
Contains details of Committee meetings from 13 Dec 1837-10 Jan 1849. Misdated 13 Dec 1839 on volume. Some applications referenced to case files within book.