Papers relating to the British Literary & Scientific Life Assurance Co.
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Contains letters from C. Douglas Hope to William Tooke and Thomas Crofton Croker on the British Literary and Scientific Life Assurance Co., with copies of their replies (Jul 1842), and correspondence on excising mentions of the Literary Fund from the Assurance's promotional materials between Crok...
Portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart., V.P and Chairman of Committee
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Contains correspondence relating to the Literary Fund’s resolution to commission a portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse and the subscription raised to achieve this. Includes minutes, resolutions and letters from Hobhouse, John Ilderton Burn, Charles Harvey, John Reeves, Henry Leave, Rowley Lascell...
Letter to Chevalier Bunsen, with Reports &c. for the Prince of Prussia
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Contains two draft letters from Octavian Blewitt to Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen, asking him to forward documents from the Literary Fund to the Prince of Prussia.
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.
Application Form, William Henry Neale - endorsed by J B Purvis, William Page, Robert P Hillyar, E P Samuel, G B Hall, James Dunne, R Foster Carter, Henry Aubrey Veck, William Foster and William John Rundle and Thomas Hoskins
Application Form, William Henry Neale - endorsed by Henry Aubrey Veck, E P Samuel, Robert P Hillyar, G B Hall, R B Yates, George Charles Blake, James Dunne, Thomas Hoskins, B Hobbs, William John Rundle, [G Hurte?], William John Parker, H Gilbert, George Legg and George Tayler