Petition to Parliament for a Remission of the Legacy Duty
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Contains letters and drafts of a petition to Partliament relating to the possibility of abolishing the Legacy Duty in the case of organisations such as the Literary Fund.
Resolution on the Death of John Bowyer Nichols Esq. (Registrar)
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Resolution by the Committee of the Literary Fund recording their 'deep regret' at the death of John Bowyer Nichols, with a response from his son, John Gough Nichols, and a printed memoir of his life, reprinted from the Gentleman's Magazine.
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 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 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.