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78611. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/28

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/28
Title:
Legacy of Lady Chantry
Scope & Content:
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Lady Mary Ann Chantry, including details from her will and letters from William Frederick Pollock, Wilde, Berger, Moore & Wilde, Octavian Blewitt and the Bank of England.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1869-23 Jun 1875
Extent:

1 file (14 documents)

78612. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/29

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/29
Title:
Application for a Share of “impure personalty”, now distributing
Scope & Content:
Contains letters from Frederic Ouvry and Arthur J Lewis relating to the Literary Fund’s application for a share of distributed impure personalty.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1875-22 Dec 1875
Extent:

1 file (2 documents)

78613. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/30

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/30
Title:
Application for a Share in the Residue of Miss Harriet Hurst’s Estate
Scope & Content:
Contains documents pertaining to a codicil in the will of Harriet Hurst making provision for charitable institutions, including copies of the codicil and a letter from Octavian Blewitt to Hurst’s executors.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1878-16 May 1878
Extent:

1 file (3 documents)

78614. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/31

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/31
Title:
Report of the Registrars & Treasurers on the Re-investment of a Portion of the Funded Property
Scope & Content:
Contains a report by the Registrars and Treasurers of the Literary Fund (at this time John Manners, William Smith, Benjamin Ward Richardson, Anthony Trollope and Frederic Ouvry) on reinvesting part of the Fund’s resources, with a follow-up report and three letters from Ouvry.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1878-13 Jun 1878
Extent:

1 file (5 documents)

78615. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/32

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/32
Title:
Legacy of Miss Ann Elisabeth Watts
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1878-30 Nov 1880
Extent:

1 file (5 documents)

78616. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/33

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/33
Title:
Report of the Treasurers on the Re-investment of a Portion of the Funded Property
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1884-1 Jan 1885
Extent:

1 file (3 documents)

78617. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/34

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/34
Title:
Report of the President, Registrars & Treasurers on the Re-investment of the £10,000 Land Securities to Debenture Bond
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1885-22 Jul 1885
Extent:

1 file (10 documents)

78618. Loan 96 RLF 5/14/35

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/14/35
Title:
Mr Newton’s Autobiography
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1800s
Extent:

1 file (2 documents)

78619. Loan 96 RLF 5/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/15
Title:
Royal Literary Fund: Treasurers’ Reports and Registrars’ Reports
Scope & Content:
This box contains the Royal Literary Fund’s Registrars’ Reports from 1839-1895 and the Treasurers’ Reports from 1840 to 1887. The Registrars’ Reports give details of the General Committee members, Registrars and Treasurers who attended each Committee meeting and list vacancies on the Committee ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1839-1895
Extent:

1 box (3 folders)

78620. Loan 96 RLF 5/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/16
Title:
Royal Literary Fund: Auditors’ Reports
Scope & Content:
Contains the Auditors’ Reports of the Royal Literary Fund for the years between 1820 and 1904. These consist principally of double-entry records detailing the Fund’s incomings (including donations, subscriptions, profits from stocks and monies raised at the anniversary dinners) and outgoings (in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1820-1904
Extent:

1 box (7 folders)