Contains two letters relating to the Duchess of Kent (Princess Marie Luise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld) and her subscription to the Literary Fund.
Mr C Edwards Lester’s Proposed Contribution from the United States
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Contains three letters regarding a scheme by C Edwards Lester to raise support and money for the Literary Fund in the United States, and a cutting detailing his speech at the Fund’s 1848 dinner.
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.
Presents of Books to be sold for the benefit of the Fund
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Contains letters offering donations of books from Hervey Raymond Morres, Viscount Mountmorres, Cadell and Davies, John Sherwen, George Ensor, William [Tylney Spurdeus] and William Sawyer.
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.