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Loan 96 RLF 1/1572
Mr Sutherland Menzies, Mrs Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies, his widow, and Miss Flora Louisa Menzies and Miss Jessie Jean Menzies, his daughters

Mr Sutherland Menzies

Applications

16 (10 successful)

Date period

19 Oct 1861-24 Oct 1906

Awards

  • 31 Oct 1861 (rejected)
  • 4 Dec 1865 (£50)
  • 1 Apr 1868 (£25)
  • 4 Nov 1872 (rejected)
  • 2 Dec 1873 (rejected)
  • 1 Dec 1875 (£50)
  • 6 Jun 1877 (£20)
  • 4 Jun 1879 (£60)
  • 2 Jun 1880 (£40)
  • 3 May 1882 (£25)
  • 5 Jun 1883 (rejected)
  • 31 Mar 1885 (rejected)
  • 28 Oct 1885 (£20)
  • 4 Jan 1887 (£50 - to Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies)
  • 17 May 1890 (£30 - to his daughters)
  • 10 Sep 1906 (Flora Louisa Menzies; ineligible)

Other author name(s)

 - 

Author's career

  • Journalist
  • Editor of the Court Journal and the St James's Magazine

Author's works published

History : also Journalism

Also named in file

Miss Flora Louisa Menzies (dependent)
Miss Jessie Jean Menzies (dependent)
Mrs Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies (dependent)

Timeline

1861

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

31 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/1
1885

Memorandum summarising the Literary Fund’s dealings with Sutherland Menzies

1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/105a
1861

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/2
 

Sir Francis Graham Moon to the Committee of the Literary Fund

Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/3
 

John Young to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

19 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/4
 

John Spurgin to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

27 Oct 1861
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/5
1865

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

4 Dec 1865
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/6
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Dec 1865
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/7
 

William Dent to Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

30 Nov 1865
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/8
 

Sir Francis Graham Moon to the Committee of the Literary Fund

[Dec 1865]
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/9
 

Graham Menzies to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

23 Dec 1865
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/10
1866

William Dent to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

2 Jan 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/11
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 Jan 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/12
 

Receipt, signed Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies for Sutherland Menzies

11 Jan 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/13
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

12 Jan 1866
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/14
1868

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

1 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/15
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/16
 

J A Dent to the Committee of the Literary Fund

30 Mar 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/17
 

E R Creed to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

30 Mar 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/18
 

J Musgrave to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/19
 

E G Bradley to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

2 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/20
 

Receipt, signed Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies for Sutherland Menzies

9 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/21
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

11 Apr 1868
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/22
1872

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

4 Nov 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/23
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Nov 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/24
 

George Owen Rees to the Committee of the Literary Fund – medical certificate

31 Oct 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/25
 

G A Beecroft to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

6 Nov 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/26
 

Octavian Blewitt to William Longman

18 Nov 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/27
 

Thomas Norton Longman to Octavian Blewitt

19 Nov 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/28
1873

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

3 Dec 1873
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/29
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Dec 1873
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/30
 

George Owen Rees to Octavian Blewitt – medical certificate

29 Nov 1873
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/31
 

Mark Cattley to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

[Nov 1873]
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/32
 

Henry S King to Octavian Blewitt

9 Dec 1873
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/33
1874

Chinnery & Aldridge, solicitors, to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

6 Jan 1874
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/34
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

7 Jan 1874
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/35
1872

Press cuttings from the Standard on Sutherland Menzies v Captain Phillips, seeking damages, and Menzies’ appearance before the Bankruptcy Court

14 Dec 1872-28 Dec 1872
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/36
1875

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

1 Dec 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/37
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

30 Nov 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/38
 

Mark Cattley to the Committee of the Literary Fund

27 Nov 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/39
 

E Holland to the Committee of the Literary Fund

28 Nov 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/40
 

Edward H Nelson to the Committee of the Literary Fund

30 Nov 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/41
 

Receipts, signed Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies and Sutherland Menzies

9 Dec 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/42
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

10 Dec 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/43
1877

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

6 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/45
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

6 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/46
 

William Curling to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/47
 

William Collins Sons & Co to the Committee of the Literary Fund

8 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/48
 

Receipt, signed Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies for Sutherland Menzies

14 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/49
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

15 Jun 1877
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/50
1879

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

4 Jun 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/51
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Jun 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/52
 

Tom Taylor to Octavian Blewitt

4 Jun 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/53
 

Tom Taylor to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Jun 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/54
 

George Owen Rees to the Committee of the Literary Fund – medical certificate

5 Jan 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/55
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

13 Jun 1879
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/56
 

Schedule of payments to Sutherland Menzies, signed for by Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

12 Jun 1879-13 May 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/57
1880

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

2 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/58
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/59
 

Mark Cattley to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/60
 

J B Anderson to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/61
 

Tom Taylor to the Committee of the Literary Fund

5 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/62
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

10 Jun 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/63
 

Schedule of payments to Sutherland Menzies, signed for by Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

10 Jun 1880-13 Jan 1881
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/64
 

Charles Stewart Loch, of the Charity Organization Society, to Octavian Blewitt

20 Nov 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/65
 

Report on Sutherland Menzies by the Charity Organization Society, sent by Charles Stewart Loch to Octavian Blewitt

20 Nov 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/66
 

Henry F Mallet, of the Hampstead Charity Organization Society, to Octavian Blewitt

26 Nov 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/67
1881

Edward Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby, to Octavian Blewitt

16 Mar 1881
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/68
1880

Frederick Locker-Lampson to Octavian Blewitt

1881?
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/69
 

Frederick Locker-Lampson to Octavian Blewitt

1881?
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/70
1882

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

3 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/71
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/72
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/73
 

George Owen Rees to the Committee of the Literary Fund – medical certificate

1 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/74
 

Charles J Leaf to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/75
 

Receipt, signed Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies for Sutherland Menzies

11 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/76
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

13 May 1882
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/77
1883

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies – signed on his behalf by Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

5 Jun 1883
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/78
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

5 Jun 1883
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/79
 

Mark Cattley to the Committee of the Literary Fund

27 Feb 1883
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/80
 

Charles J Leaf to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 Mar 1883
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/81
 

F T Burrow to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 Mar 1883
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/82
1884

Charles Stewart Loch, of the Charity Organization Society, to Octavian Blewitt

20 Feb 1884
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/83
 

Henry F Mallet, of the Hampstead Charity Organization Society, to Octavian Blewitt

23 Feb 1884
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/84
1885

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies

31 Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/85
 

List of periodical contributions by Sutherland Menzies

Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/86
 

Edward Dent to the Committee of the Literary Fund

27 Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/87
 

Charles J Leaf to the Committee of the Literary Fund

27 Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/88
 

Henry R Wadmore to the Committee of the Literary Fund

26 Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/89
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

31 Mar 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/90
 

Application Form, Sutherland Menzies – signed on his behalf by Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

28 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/91
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

28 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/92
 

Henry R Wadmore to Percy Melville Thornton

3 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/93
 

Percy Melville Thornton to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

6 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/94
 

Percy Melville Thornton to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

12 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/95
 

Henry R Wadmore to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/96
 

Robert Cooke to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

19 Oct 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/97
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

8 Nov 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/98
 

William Hardy to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

5 Nov 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/99
 

George Bullen to the Committee of the Literary Fund

[Nov 1885]
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/100
 

Percy M Thornton to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

17 Nov 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/101
 

Sutherland Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

17 Nov 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/102
 

Press cutting on Sutherland Menzies entitled ‘A Starving Writer’

1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/103
 

Henry R Wadmore to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

13 Nov 1885
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/104
 

Schedule of payments to Sutherland Menzies, signed for by Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

16 Nov 1885-11 Feb 1886
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/105
1887

Application Form, Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies

4 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/106
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/107
 

George Bullen to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/108
 

Charles J Leaf to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/109
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

5 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/110
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

7 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/111
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

13 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/112
 

Louise Caroline Amelia Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

13 Jan 1887
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/113
1890

Application Form, Flora Louisa Menzies and Jessie Jean Menzies

17 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/114
 

Flora Louisa Menzies and Jessie Jean Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/115
 

Henry Sutherland Edwards to the Committee of the Literary Fund

16 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/116
 

Henry R Wadmore to the Committee of the Literary Fund

17 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/117
1880

George Bullen to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

19 May 1880
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/118
1890

J Musgrave to the Committee of the Literary Fund – medical certificate

19 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/119
 

Flora Louisa Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

19 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/120
 

Percy M Thornton to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

20 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/121
 

Receipt, signed Flora Louisa Menzies and Jessie Jean Menzies

22 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/122
 

Flora Louisa Menzies and Jessie Jean Menzies to the Committee of the Literary Fund

22 May 1890
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/123
1906

Flora Louisa Menzies to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

10 Sep 1906
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/124
 

Reginald John Smith to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

24 Oct 1906
Loan 96 RLF 1/1572/125
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