460 medieval deeds and documents, seven albums of copy deeds, legal papers accounts and vouchers ranging from the 14th to the 19th centuries; eight pedigree rolls of the Leigh and related families c.1580 to 1816, and various other papers including correspondence between the Reverend Peter Leigh a
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: 12th - 19th centuries
Date acquired: 1988
Grant Value: 1,000
Item cost: 15,000
Institution: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Town/City: Chester
County: Cheshire
Item date: 1762 - 1819
Date acquired: 1988
Grant Value: 600
Item cost: 3,970
Institution: Durham University Library
Town/City: Durham
Many extremely rare pamphlets relating to County Durham, on topics such as parliamentary reform, local politics, harbour improvement, local antiquities and local printing
Item date: 1683 - 86
Date acquired: 1988
Grant Value: 500
Item cost: 5,546
Institution: Edinburgh University Library
Town/City: Edinburgh
93 quarto leaves, partly a notebook of Biblical quotations and prayers, but also containing accounts of the Fairfaxes and the Careys (his wifes family) during the civil war and Fairfaxs own involvement in the Restoration, and subsequent life as an Equerry of Charles II
Item date: 1721
Date acquired: 1988
Grant Value: 175
Item cost: 175
Institution: Gloucestershire Archives
Town/City: Gloucester
County: Gloucestershire
Formerly part of the Graves Hamilton estate papers, this map drawn on parchment was sold separately from the main collection acquired with the help of FONL in 1987.
Item date: 1920s - 1950s
Date acquired: 1987
Grant Value: 500
Item cost: 5,500
Institution: Edinburgh University Library
Town/City: Edinburgh
The autobiography is 630 pages long, revised and corrected throughout, including passages about the death of Katherine Manfield not in the printed edition. There are many book reviews, not listed by GP Lilley as they were published anonymously for the Times Literary Supplement.
Manuscript letters and papers of the Horton, Wilmot and Wilmot-Horton families of Catton, Derbyshire
Item date: 13th - 19th centuries
Date acquired: 1987
Grant Value: 2,500
Item cost: 276,000
Institution: Derbyshire Record Office
Family and local papers with deeds and estate papers for properties in South Derbyshire and adjacent counties from 13th century to late 18th century.
Item date: 18th - 19th centuries
Date acquired: 1986
Grant Value: 3,500
Item cost: 136,920
Institution: St Bride's Library
Town/City: City of London
County: London
Deberny et Peignot were the last major type foundry in France. They ceased trading in 1973. This is a collection of 57 books of type specimens, mainly French but also from Lund, Turin, Madrid and Copenhagen. Total purchase price given is in French francs
Item date: 1955 onwards
Date acquired: 1986
Grant Value: 1,000
Item cost: 25,000
Institution: Edinburgh University Library
Town/City: Edinburgh
The first papers were deposited in 1974; this group of material augments the collection considerably
Item date: not given
Date acquired: 1986
Grant Value: 250
Item cost: 750
Institution: Armitt Museum and Library, Ambleside
Town/City: Ambleside
County: Cumbria
As well as copies of Becks letters there are many from the Booksellers Longman and Nicoll. the painter JW Carmichael and the engraver and illuminator Henry Shaw. Most of the letters relate to Becks book Annales Furnesinses, 1844
Item date: 1540 - 1940
Date acquired: 1986
Grant Value: 1,500
Item cost: 32,400
Institution: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives Service
Town/City: Bedford
County: Bedfordshire
The Orelbar family of Hinwick House were active in Bedforshire affairs for 400 years, serving as justices of the peace, sheriffs and MPs