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Loan 96 RLF 1/816
Mr Thomas Miller, and Misses Emma Miller and Ellen Miller, his daughters

Mr Thomas Miller

Applications

18 (16 successful)

Date period

26 Jan 1835-8 May 1886

Awards

  • 26 Jan 1835 (£15)
  • Mar 1837 (£25)
  • 11 Dec 1839 (£30)
  • 6 Feb 1844 (£50)
  • 29 Mar 1845 (£20)
  • 25 Mar 1846 (£30)
  • 28 Nov 1847 (£40)
  • 1 Oct 1849 (£20)
  • 9 Jun 1851 (£30)
  • 21 Jun 1854 (£30)
  • 28 Jun 1855 (£15)
  • 1 May 1858 (£15)
  • 30 Oct 1863 (£15)
  • 29 Nov 1869 (£20)
  • 29 Jun 1871 (£10)
  • 15 Mar 1872 (-)
  • 3 Jun 1873 (rejected)
  • 5 Jul 1875 (£50 - to Emma and Ellen Miller)

Other author name(s)

 - 

Author's career

  • Basket maker
  • Bookseller

Author's works published

Various : Poetry, Fiction, Journalism, History, Non-Fiction, Memoir

Also named in file

Ellen Miller (dependent)
Emma Miller (dependent)

More information

Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of National Biograpy

Timeline

1835

Cornelius Webbe to the Committee of the Literary Fund

26 Jan 1835
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Cornelius Webbe to Joseph Snow

9 Feb 1835
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

[Mar 1835]
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/3
1837

Thomas Miller to Cusack Patrick Roney

Mar 1837
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Thomas Miller to Cusack Patrick Roney

19 Mar 1837
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/5
 

Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

22 Mar 1837
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/6
1839

Thomas Miller to Octavian Blewitt

25 Nov 1839
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

16 Dec 1839
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/8
1844

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by William Henry Harrison, R Harrison and Edward N Dennys

6 Feb 1844
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

6 Feb 1844
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/10
 

Thomas Miller to Octavian Blewitt

6 Feb 1844
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 Mar 1844
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund, including receipt

11 Apr 1844
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Thomas Miller to Octavian Blewitt

12 Apr 1844
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Receipt, signed Edward Cleaver

11 Apr 1844
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Receipt, signed Joseph Joyce

6 Apr 1844
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Receipt, signed G Riddle

11 Apr 1844
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

24 Apr 1844
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1845

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by John Van Voorst, Edward N Dennys and [illegible]

29 Mar 1845
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

28 Mar 1845
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Charles Wentworth Dilke to Octavian Blewitt

Mar 1845
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Edward N Dennys to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Mar 1845
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William Henry Harrison to Octavian Blewitt

10 Apr 1845
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Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

10 Apr 1845
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Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

10 May 1845
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Apr 1845
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1846

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by John Thirlwall, Owen P Holmes, Edward B Neill and Thomas Phipps Austin

25 Mar 1846
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

25 Mar 1846
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Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

Apr 1846
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

11 Apr 1846
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/30
1847

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by William Henry Harrison and Thomas Phipps Austin

28 Nov 1847
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

28 Nov 1847
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/32
1837

Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

9 Dec 1837
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

10 Dec 1837
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/34
1849

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by Charles J Cooke and William Rock

1 Oct 1849
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 Oct 1849
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/36
 

Charles J Cooke to Octavian Blewitt

27 Sep 1849
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/37
 

Samuel John Thomas to the Committee of the Literary Fund – medical certificate

1 Oct 1849
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/38
 

Schedule of payments to Thomas Miller

16 Nov 1849-15 Feb 1850
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

Nov 1849
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1851

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by Charles J Cooke, W E Humble and William Rock

9 Jun 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/41
 

Charles J Cooke to Octavian Blewitt

Jun 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/42
 

Receipt, signed Charles J Cooke for Thomas Miller

Jun 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/43
 

Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

3 Jul 1851
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/44
1854

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by Edward Bulwer Lytton, William Henry Harrison and Robert Dickson

21 Jun 1854
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

7 Jul 1854
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/46
 

Receipt, signed Thomas and Henry Miller

13 Jul 1854
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/47
 

Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Jul 1854
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/48
 

Robert Dickson to Octavian Blewitt

17 Jul 1854
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/49
1855

Application Form, Thomas Miller – endorsed by David Bogue, Edward N Dennys, Thomas Goldsbro and John Van Voorst

28 Jun 1855
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

30 Jun 1855
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Thomas Goldsbro to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Jun 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/52
 

Edward N Dennys to the Committee of the Literary Fund

30 Jun 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/53
 

Receipt, signed George Miller for Thomas Miller

12 Jul 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/54
 

Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

21 Jul 1855
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/55
1858

Application Form, Thomas Miller

1 May 1858
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

1 May 1858
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/57
 

John Van Voorst to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Apr 1858
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Henry Vizetelly to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Apr 1858
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/59
 

Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

14 May 1858
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

15 May 1858
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/61
1863

Application Form, Thomas Miller

30 Oct 1863
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Nov 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/63
 

John Van Voorst to the Committee of the Literary Fund

6 Nov 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/64
 

Alaric Alexander Watts to the Committee of the Literary Fund

9 Nov 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/65
 

Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

12 Dec 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/66
 

Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

14 Dec 1863
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/67
1869

Application Form, Thomas Miller

29 Nov 1869
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

29 Nov 1869
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/69
 

Thomas Goldsbro to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Dec 1869
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/70
 

John Van Voorst to the Committee of the Literary Fund

2 Dec 1869
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/71
 

Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

10 Nov 1869
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Thomas Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

10 Nov 1869
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/73
1871

Application Form, Thomas Miller

29 Jun 1871
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Thomas Miller to Octavian Blewitt

22 Jun 1871
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Thomas Goldsbro to the Committee of the Literary Fund

26 Jun 1871
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/76
 

J M Darton to the Committee of the Literary Fund

5 Jul 1871
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/77
 

Receipt, signed Thomas Miller

13 Jul 1871
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/78
1872

Alaric Alexander Watts to Octavian Blewitt

15 Mar 1872
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Copy of a letter from Octavian Blewitt to Alaric Alexander Watts, with two press clippings of letters to The Times reverse relating to appeals for aid for Thomas Miller

16 Mar 1872-Oct 1873
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1873

Application Form, Thomas Miller

3 Jun 1873
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/81
 

Sarah Nesbitt to Octavian Blewitt

Jun 1873
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Samuel Manning to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

3 Jun 1873
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James Macaulay to Octavian Blewitt

3 Jun 1873
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1874

Press cuttings of obituaries for Thomas Miller from The Bookseller (6 Nov 1874) and the Echo (27 Oct 1874)

27 Oct 1874-6 Nov 1874
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1875

Application Form, Emma and Ellen Miller, with note by Octavian Blewitt on reverse confirming valid marriage certificate was produced

5 Jul 1875
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Emma and Ellen Miller to Octavian Blewitt

1 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/87
 

Thomas Goldsbro to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

11 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/88
 

E B Neill to Octavian Blewitt

16 Jun 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/89
 

Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, to Octavian Blewitt

7 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/90
 

W E [Forster?] to Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope

4 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/91
 

Sarah Nesbit to Octavian Blewitt

5 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/92
 

John Van Voorst to the Committee of the Literary Fund

5 Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/93
 

Emma and Ellen Miller to the Committee of the Literary Fund

Jul 1875
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/94
 

Schedule of payments to Emma and Ellen Miller

16 Jul 1875-12 Apr 1876
Loan 96 RLF 1/816/95
1877

E T Ellingham to Octavian Blewitt, with note on Blewitt’s reply

11 May 1877
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1886

The Charity Organisation Society [name of signatory blotted; maybe Cook?] to [sec](Octavian Blewitt)

8 May 1886
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