Letters largely concern John Clare the poet and contain copies of 13 hitherto unpublished or variant poems. Also includes three letters from Clare to Knight complaining that he cannot leave the Asylum where Knight became House Steward in 1845
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: 1844-47
Date acquired: 1970
Grant Value: 200
Institution: Northamptonshire Public Libraries
Town/City: Northampton
County: Northamptonshire
Item date: 1652-1842
Date acquired: 1970
Grant Value: 75
Institution: West Sussex Record Office
Town/City: Chichester
County: West Sussex
Survey of the Demense 1652, map of the Mannor 1724, designs for the house by Jospeh Bonomi 1791; map of Woolhouse Farm 1816
Item date: 1443
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 260
Item cost: Not recorded
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Richard Duke of York was Lieutenant Governor of France and Normandy and this elegantly written document is of great historical significance as it may be said to mark the beginning of the end of the English attempt to control France.
Item date: 1598
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 300
Item cost: 1,500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
The first English translation of part of the account of the first Dutch expedition to the Iast Indies. Only one other copy known of this edition; it contains woodcut illustrations including one of a bird labelled emu but now described as a Cassowary. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR
Item date: 1600
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 200
Item cost: 1400
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh
First edition of Jamess official version of events in Perth on 5th August 1600
Item date: 1746
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 75
Item cost: 200
Institution: National Army Museum, Sandhurst
Town/City: Sandhurst
County: Surrey
An 18th century drill book with 97 plates
Item date: 16th & 17th centuries
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 250
Item cost: 2,200
Institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London
Chaderton was first Master of Emmanuel College, appointed 1584. The volume contains numerous papers concerning puritan criticisms of the anglican liturgy
Item date: 1459
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 80
Item cost: 300
Institution: London Metropolitan Archives
Town/City: London
Shiryngton was chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The charter sets out in detail the duties of the chaplain and his daily collect is recited in full
Item date: 1650 - 1720
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 70
Item cost: 300
Institution: Derbyshire Record Office
Over 500 estate papers including wills and inventories, household and estate bills
Item date: 1570
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 50
Item cost: 240
Institution: Derbyshire Record Office
Consists of transcripts of deeds relating to Leeke property in Derbyshire