Contains correspondence relating to arrears owed to the Literary Fund by Samuel Ralph Townshend Mayer. Also contains a document on this history of the Fund’s procedures.
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.
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.