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Loan 96 RLF 1/1050
Mrs Eliza Sarah Smith (formerly Eliza Sarah Francis)

Mrs Eliza Sarah Smith

Applications

7 (7 successful)

Date period

11 May 1842-30 Dec 1867

Awards

  • 11 May 1842 (£20)
  • 12 Feb 1851 (£20)
  • 15 Oct 1855 (£20)
  • 15 Oct 1861 (£20)
  • 7 Jul 1863 (£10)
  • 28 Nov 1864 (£15)
  • 2 Nov 1866 (£15 - £6 returned after Eliza Smith's death)

Other author name(s)

(formerly) Sarah Francis

Author's career

 - 

Author's works published

Various : Poetry, Fiction, Translations, Journalism

Also named in file

 - 

Timeline

1842

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith – endorsed by Henry Christmas, A W H Rose and William Edward Painter

11 May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/1
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

11 May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/2
 

Memorandum by Octavian Blewitt on Eliza Sarah Smith’s parentage and husband

May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/3
 

Receipt, signed Eliza Sarah Smith

19 May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/4
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

20 May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/5
 

Henry Christmas to Octavian Blewitt

19 May 1842
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/6
1851

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith – endorsed by Lord John Manners, M A Dewar, S W Worthington and William Edward Painter

12 Feb 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/7
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

7 Mar 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/8
 

Lord John Manners to the Committee of the Literary Fund

8 Mar 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/9
 

M A Dewar to the Committee of the Literary Fund

10 Mar 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/10
 

Receipt, signed Eliza Sarah Smith

13 Mar 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/11
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

15 Mar 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/12
1855

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith – endorsed by Lord John Manners, M A Dewar, and Caroline Hamilton Gray

15 Oct 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/13
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

Oct 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/14
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to Octavian Blewitt

20 Jun 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/15
 

William Henry Harrison to Octavian Blewitt

2 Nov 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/16
 

M A Dewar to Octavian Blewitt

6 Nov 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/17
 

Caroline Hamilton Gray to Octavian Blewitt

7 Nov 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/18
 

Receipt, signed Eliza Sarah Smith

15 Nov 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/19
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Nov 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/20
1861

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith

15 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/21
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to Octavian Blewitt

3 Nov 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/22
 

H Blackett to Octavian Blewitt

23 Sep 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/23
 

Lord John Manners to Octavian Blewitt

25 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/24
 

Henry Christmas to Octavian Blewitt

4 Nov 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/25
 

W H Collingridge to Octavian Blewitt

4 Nov 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/26
 

Receipt, signed Eliza Sarah Smith

14 Nov 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/27
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Nov 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/28
1863

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith

7 Jul 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/29
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

7 Jul 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/30
 

Henry Christmas to Octavian Blewitt

7 Jul 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/31
 

John Bullar to Octavian Blewitt

7 Jul 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/32
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

9 Jul 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/33
 

Schedule of payments to Eliza Sarah Smith

9 Jul 1863-12 Nov 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/34
1864

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith

28 Nov 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/35
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Nov 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/36
 

John Bullar to Eliza Sarah Smith

26 Nov 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/37
 

J W Laughlin to Octavian Blewitt

26 Nov 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/38
 

Henry Christmas to Octavian Blewitt

28 Nov 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/39
 

Lord John Manners to Octavian Blewitt

1 Dec 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/40
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

15 Dec 1864
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/41
 

Schedule of payments to Eliza Sarah Smith

15 Dec 1864-8 Jun 1865
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/42
1866

Application Form, Eliza Sarah Smith

2 Nov 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/43
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

31 Oct 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/44
 

John Bullar to Octavian Blewitt

18 Oct 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/45
 

Henry Noal-Fearn (formerly Christmas) to Octavian Blewitt, with copy of deed enrolled in Chancery regarding his name change on reverse

20 Oct 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/46
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to Octavian Blewitt

16 Nov 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/47
 

Eliza Sarah Smith to the Committee of the Literary Fund

16 Nov 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/48
 

Schedule of payments to Eliza Sarah Smith, with note on her death

15 Nov 1866-30 Dec 1867
Loan 96 RLF 1/1050/49
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