Reference code
RAA/SEC/2/76/3
Title
W. Hilton to the President and Council
Date
03 Aug 1839
Level
Item
Extent & medium
3pp.
Previous reference codes
H 3 [sic], members' files
Historical Background
Council meeting of 2 August 1839 had resolved, in view of Hilton's ill health, to offer him six months' leave of absence from his duties as Keeper and to present him with a cheque for £50 as recognition of his claims upon the Royal Academy. Letter read at meeting of Council of 10 August 1839.
Content Description
Announcing his intention to resume his duties as Keeper, thanking the Council for their resolution of 2 August [1839, offering him leave of absence on grounds of ill health] and declining to accept a cheque for £50.