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Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Ann Elisabeth Watts, including details from her will and letters from Frederic Ouvry and the solicitors handling her estate.
Report of the Treasurers on the Re-investment of a Portion of the Funded Property
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Contains a report by the Treasurers of the Literary Fund (at this time John Manners, George Godwin and Samuel Birch) on reinvesting part of the Fund’s resources in different stocks, with two letters from Birch. Arthur Llewelyn Roberts has noted on the folder that the recommendations in this rep...
Report of the President, Registrars & Treasurers on the Re-investment of the £10,000 Land Securities to Debenture Bond
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Contains a report by the President and Treasurers of the Literary Fund (at this time Edward Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby, John Manners, George Godwin and Samuel Birch) on reinvesting part of the Fund’s resources, accompanied by letters from William Smith, Henry Hucks Gibbs, Reginald Laurence Ant...
Contains an eight-side autobiographical account by Thomas Newton (1719-1807) detailing his family and life. Newton left his private papers and a substantial legacy to the Fund. Also contains a small note in an unknown hand guaranteeing the veracity of the account.