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Contains a letter from James Walter, Secretary and Treasurer of the Book Society at Brigg, on a ten guinea donation to the Literary Fund, with two letters thanking the Book Society for the donation.
Donations from the Committee of the Fund for British Prisoners in France
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Contains a letter from the Committee of the Fund for British Prisoners in France detailing a donation to the Literary Fund and a receipt for this donation.
Contains a 1799 letter relating to the Westminster Library and an 1833 letter from Henry Field, the Library’s surviving trustee, detailing the donation of its assets to the Literary Fund.