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Pilgrim Trust
From their website: "Our aim is to preserve and promote Britain’s historical and intellectual assets and to provide assistance to vulnerable members of society." Edward Stephen Harkness provided t...
Henry Raine
Born into the family which ran the Star Brewhouse, Wapping, where he lived until he built Hurst House, Woodford. A pious churchman, highly respected in the community. His only wife died shortly af...
The Honble. Mrs Rashleigh
We were very pleased to find this miniature portrait of Mrs Rashleigh, even though the auction house selling it is rather circumspect with the identification of the sitter: "The present lot possibl...
American Trust for the British Library
"For supporters in the United States, the American Trust for the British Library celebrates our shared national histories and supports our work in the UK and around the world. Since 1979, our partn...
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