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Donation from the Society for the Relief of Prisoners for Small Debts
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Contains correspondence relating to a donation to the Literary Fund from the Society for the Discharge and Relief of persons imprisoned for Small Debts.
Contains correspondence from Clement Shorter, J A Burrell, W Hugh Spottiswoode, A George Jolley and Farrer & Co. relating to the Dickens Centenary Fund, which the Literary Fund was asked to consider administering. The role was found to be incommensurable with the charter.
Contains letters relating to donations to the Literary Fund from (or from the estates of) Charles Wayte, ‘A Friend of Literature’ (‘believed to be John Kenyon’), Septimus Berdmore, Smith, Elder & Co., James McGrigor Allan, Miss M J James, Queen Alexandra’s Arts Fund and Jaakoff Prelooker.
Contains correspondence and documents relating to an investigation into the conduct of William Jerdan with respect to his receiving money on behalf of the Literary Fund.
Contains correspondence and documents relating to an investigation into the ‘inefficiency’ of Whittington Henry Landon’s handling of financial matters for the Literary Fund.