Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by James Messenger, including details from his will and letters from his executors, William Tooke and Octavian Blewitt.
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Patrick Kernan, including details from his will, letters from Tooke, Hallowes & Price, clippings relating to a court case concerning Kernan’s estate and notes and letters by Octavian Blewitt.
Contains correspondence pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Thomas Brown, from William Sharp, Octavian Blewitt and William Henry Harrison.
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by John Howell, including details from his will and letters from Messrs Merriman & Pike, Octavian Blewitt, Thomas Howell, Farrer, Ouvry & Co and Anthony Trollope, as well as clippings on a court case relating to Ho...
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Anthony Fothergill, including correspondence from his solicitors, Dewbery & Haslewood, as well as Daniel More and John Nichols for the Literary Fund, financial documents, and manifests detailing Fothergill’s assets ...
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Andrew Strahan, King’s Printer and Vice President of the Fund, including extract from the will and letters from Edward Foss.
Contains correspondence pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Thomas Norton Longman, publisher, including letters from Thomas Longman, Henry Ellis and Thomas Brown. Also contains a copy of the relevant clause from Longman's will.
Contains documents pertaining to a contingent legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Charles Mears, bell founder, including details from his will and a letter from Frederic Ouvry.
Contains documents pertaining to a legacy bequeathed to the Literary Fund by Beriah Botfield, including details from his will and letters from his estate’s solicitors.