In 1789, Douglas made an advantageous marriage to Catherine North, the eldest daughter of the former Prime Minister. The letters contain much information about life at Court and Princess Caroline of Brunswick, to whom Lady Sheffield and Lady Glenbervie were ladies-in-waiting.
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: Early 19th century
Date acquired: 2005
Grant Value: 2,000
Item cost: 3,000
Institution: East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Record Office
Town/City: Lewes
County: East Sussex
Item date: 1804-51
Date acquired: 2005
Grant Value: 6,000
Item cost: 42,500
Institution: Norfolk Record Office
Town/City: Norwich
County: Norfolk
John Sell Cotman (1782-1842) is one of the most important artists in the history of English watercolour painting. By 1804, he had met Dawson Turner, the Great Yarmouth banker, antiquarian, bibliophile and collector and in 1812 moved to Great Yarmouth.
Item date: After 1936
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 750
Item cost: 750
Institution: RIBA Architectural Library
Town/City: London
In 1927, the new diocese of Guildford was carved out of the huge diocese of Winchester. The competition for the design of the new cathedral was won by Sir Edward Maufe. Work began in 1936 and was finally completed in the mid 1960s.
Item date: 17th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 1,100
Item cost: 6,894
Institution: University of Nottingham
Town/City: Nottingham
County: Nottinghamshire
These manuscripts complement the family archives of the Willughbys, Barons Middleton of Wollaton Hall, and particularly to Francis Willughby (1635-72) and John Ray (1627-1705).
Item date: 18-19th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 1,232
Item cost: 2,979
Institution: Kresen Kernow (Cornwall Record Office)
Town/City: Redruth
County: Cornwall
The major part of the archive relates to the Hill family of Carwythenack and Trenethick, and other records relate to Helston borough, including pre-1834 poor law papers and election material.
Item date: 1279-1652
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 1,400
Item cost: 3,959
Institution: Cambridgeshire Archives
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Twelve deeds are for an estate in Caldecote of 1279-1539. The remaining records relate to Thriplow (1573-1652).
Item date: Early 19th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 20,000
Item cost: 3,850,000
Institution: Bodleian Libraries
Town/City: Oxford
County: Oxfordshire
As the residue of the Shelley family archive, the Abinger collection comprises the papers of William Godwin and his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft; incoming letters and other papers of their daughter, Mary Shelley, and of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley; and further material of their family and circ
Item date: 20th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 5,000
Item cost: 15,000
Institution: Birmingham University
Town/City: Birmingham
County: West Midlands
Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh (1909-94) was Principal Private Secretary to Anthony Eden and Under-Secretary in charge of Middle East Affairs at the Foreign Office.
Item date: 20th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 5,000
Item cost: 50,000
Institution: Birmingham Archives and Heritage Service: The Library of Birmingham
Town/City: Birmingham
County: West Midlands
The archive documents Professor Hill's activity as an independent photographer, AUTHOR, teacher and lecturer from the 1970s to 2004.
Item date: 19th and 20th century
Date acquired: 2004
Grant Value: 8,000
Item cost: 45,000
Institution: Victoria & Albert Museum
Town/City: London
This is a collection of diaries, correspondence, drafts and calligraphy of Edward Johnson, the renowned calligrapher and designer of lettering.