Acquisition file

Acquisition file

11 Jan 1917-11 Jul 1917

NG14/3/5

Correspondence with HM Treasury re payment of export duty on the Layard pictures transported to London and with the Treasury Solicitor's Department re Major Layard's renewed request for a settlement with the Gallery before his appeal to the House of Lords; copy of the House of Lords' judgment of 16 Mar 1917 stating that a compromise between the NG and Major Layard should be reached; correspondence between Gallery and HM Treasury re this settlement; copy of formal receipt for the pictures of 9 May 1917 sent to Lord Bessborough

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NG2946, NG2947, NG2948, NG2949, NG2950, NG2951, NG2952, NG2953, NG2954, NG2955, NG2956, NG3066, NG3067, NG3068, NG3069, NG3070, NG3071, NG3072, NG3073, NG3074, NG3075, NG3076, NG3077, NG3078, NG3079, NG3080, NG3081, NG3082, NG3083, NG3084, NG3085, NG3086, NG3087, NG3088, NG3089, NG3090, NG3091, NG3092, NG3093, NG3094, NG3095, NG3096, NG3097, NG3098, NG3099, NG3100, NG3101, NG3102, NG3103, NG3104, NG3105, NG3106, NG3107, NG3108, NG3109, NG3110, NG3111, NG3112, NG3113, NG3114, NG3115, NG3116, NG3117, NG3118, NG3119, NG3120, NG3121, NG3122, NG3123, NG2124, NG3125, NG3126, NG3127, NG3128, NG3129, NG3130, NG3131, NG3132

Numerous documents relating to the Layard Bequest may be found in NG7