Index compiled c.1790 giving names of correspondents and folio references to Guard Books (obsolete following rebinding of Guard Books, 1999)
Reports on trusts and other donations including Maltwood Trust, Chambliss (Reflection Riding) Selwyn Brinton, Paxton and other trusts. Includes minutes and papers of the Trust Funds sub committee (later Board)
Copies of will and codicil of Thomas Gray; correspondence to and from the Society abut the administration of the Fund; essay competition entries; details of submissions for award for professional merit at sea; papers on transfer of Trust and correspondence with Charity Commissioners; presentation volume associated with the Thomas Gray memorial shield with names and signatures of students at nautical training colleges.
Legal correspondence and copies of conveyances about tenancy, insurance, rent and sale of property from solicitors and Charity Commission
General correspondence to and from the Society about various small trusts and bequests, including letters from the Public Trustee Office, correspondence about upkeep of the Morley grave
General correspondence to and from the Society and solicitors about funds; correspondence with Mr B N King about his father's donation
General correspondence to and from the Society about donations
Departmental papers including reports: A Fundraising Audit for the RSA; Beyond Sponsorship - a Vision for the Future (by Phillipa Jeffery) and RSA Catalyst for innovation (John Pennant)