Council minutes, vol. 2
Volume of minutes of the Council, including the following selected entries: a copy of the letter of resignation of
Sir Joshua Reynolds as President, 23 February 1790; correspondence relating to, and report of, a building survey confirming the soundness of Somerset House, and the resolution to make the report public before the opening of the exhibition, 7 - 11 April 1791; entries relating to concerns over the handling of the Royal Academy’s accounts by the Treasurer,
Sir William Chambers, 3 October 1795; and the unanimous resolution to pay £500 to the Government “toward the exigencies of the state”, 27 February 1798.