Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851
Correspondence May- June 1851
Correspondence May- June 1851
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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
1 May 1851. HM Queen Victoria's reply to the address presented to her at the opening cermony
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
1 May 1851. Report by the Commissioners
Thomas Barton Lawrence
1 May 1851. Thomas B. Lawrence to the Commissioners
Thomas Leverton Donaldson (1795-1885)
1 May 1851. Thomas L. Donaldson to John Scott Russell
Henry Hoole
3 May 1851. Henry E. Hoole to the Commissioners
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
3 May 1851. Secretary to the Admiralty to Edgar Bowring
Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77)
3 - 5 May 1851. Matthew Digby Wyatt to Lord Granville
Thomas Cooke
3 May 1851. Thomas Cooke to Lord Overstone
Captain Hamilton
5 May 1851. Captain W.A.B. Hamilton to Edgar Bowring
G Barber Beaumont
5 May 1851. G.B. Beaumont to Lord Overstone
Lewis Tonna
6 May 1851. M.J. Tonna to Colonel Reid
Reverend JG Gifford
7 May 1851. Reverend J.G. Gifford to Edgar Bowring
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
8 May 1851. Secretary, Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, to Edgar Bowring
Captain Hamilton
8 May 1851. Captain W.A.B. Hamilton, Admiralty to Edgar Bowring
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
8 May 1851. Certificate, signed by William Cubitt
Joseph Soul
9 May 1851. Joseph Soul to Prince Albert
Charles Wild
9 May 1851. Charles H. Wild to William Cubitt
Marquis d'Azeglio
9 May 1851. Marquis d'Azeglio to Edgar Bowring
John Murray
9 May 1851. John Murray to the Commissioners
General Mendoza
9 May 1851. General Mendoza to Messrs Northcote and Bowring
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
10 May 1851. Memorandum from Local Commissioners and Exhibitors of the Staffordshire Potteries
Pandia Ralli
10 May 1851. P. Ralli to Stafford Northcote
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan (1807-86)
10 May 1851. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Treasury
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
10 May 1851. Certificate, signed by William Cubitt and Lord Granville
Christian Carl Josias, Baron Bunsen (1791-1860)
10 May 1851. Chevalier Bunsen to the Secretary to the Commission
Thomas Willson
10 May 1851. Thomas Willson to John Scott Russell
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
10 May 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Susan Cutland (active 1851)
11 May 1851. Mrs Susan Cutland to the Commission
William Wyon
12 May 1851. William Wyon to Stafford Northcote
Reverend FB Ashley
12 May 1851. Reverend F.B. Ashley to the Commissioners
Philipp, Baron de Brunnow (1797-1875)
13 May 1851. Baron Brunnow to Edgar Bowring
Captain Hamilton
13 May 1851. Captain Hamilton to Edgar Bowring
JT de Amaral
14 May 1851. J.T. de Amaral, Brazilian Legation
Henry White
15 May 1851. Henry White to Prince Albert
Professor Robert Walker
15 May 1851. Professor R. Walker to the Commission
Harry Winton
16 May 1851. Harry Winton to Stafford Northcote
William White
16 May 1851. J. William White to Lord Overstone
Baron Rehausen
16 May 1851. Baron Rehausen to the Commissioners
Thomas Barton Lawrence
16 May 1851. Thomas Barton Lawrence to the Commissioners
George Adams
16 May 1851. George G. Adams to Stafford Northcote
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
19 May 1851. The Trustees of the Guarantee Fund to the Commissioners
Sir Richard Mayne (1796-1868)
19 May 1851. R. Mayne to Colonel Reid
Harry Winton
20 May 1851. Harry Winton to Edgar Bowring
G Barber Beaumont
20 May 1851. Barber Beaumont to Edgar Bowring
John Scott Russell (1808-82)
20 May 1851. Secretary to the Great Northern Railway to John Scott Russell and Stafford Northcote
Christian Carl Josias, Baron Bunsen (1791-1860)
20 May 1851. Chevalier Bunsen to the Commissioners
John Scott Russell (1808-82)
20 May 1851. Secretary, London and North Western Railway, to John Scott Russell
Charles Cuylits
20 May 1851. C. Cuylits to Lord Granville
Ann Hicks (active 1851)
21 May 1851. Ann Hicks to the Commissioners
Dr James Waltschmidt
21 May 1851. Dr. James H. Waltschmidt to the Commissioners
Professor Robert Walker
21 May 1851. Professor Robert Walker to the College
Mr Herbert (active 1851)
21 May 1851. Mr Herbert to John Scott Russell and Stafford Northcote
Alexander Redgrave
21 May 1851. Alexander Redgrave to Lord Granville
Messrs Gray & Davison
21 May 1851. Gray and Davison to the Executive Committee
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
22 May 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Samuel Rogers
22 May 1851. Samuel Rogers to Matthew Digby Wyatt
General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70)
22 May 1851. George Moffatt to Prince Albert
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
23 May 1851. Prichard and Collette to the Commissioners
Francis Whishaw
23 May 1851. Francis Whishaw to Edgar Bowring
James Lance
23 May 1851. James Lance to the Commissioners
Lord Stanley of Alderley
24 May 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley, Foreign Office
CM Edward Collins
24 May 1851. C.M. Edward Collins to the Commissioners
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98)
24 May 1851. Report of the Medal Inscription Committee
Nelson Lee
24 May 1851. Petition of Nelson Lee
William Lyon
26 May 1851.William Lyon to the Commissioners
Henry Maudslay
28 May 1851. Henry Maudslay to William Cubitt
William Mitchell
29 May 1851. William Mitchell to Edgar Bowring
Captain Hamilton
30 May 1851. Captain Hamilton to Edgar Bowring
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
30 May 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
30 May 1851. Report of the Catalogue Committee
Lieutenant Thomas Buckland
31 May 1851. Lieutenant Thomas Buckland to the Commissioners
John Scott Russell (1808-82)
[May 1851] Anonymous (in Jamaica) to John Scott Russell
E Wallerstein
2 Jun 1851. E. Wallerstein to the Commissioners
Claude Nursey
3 Jun 1851. Claude L. Nursey to Lord Granville
Lewis Tonna
4 Jun 1851. Lewis M.J. Tonna to Edgar Bowring
John Jones
4 Jun 1851. John Jones to Lord Granville
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
7 Jun 1851. Certificate signed by William Cubitt
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
8 Jun 1851. Anonymous ('A Sunday School Teacher') to the Commissioners
Henry Maudslay
9 Jun 1851. Henry Maudslay to the Commissioners
John Labouchere
10 Jun 1851. John Labouchere to Stafford Northcote
Reverend RSC Chermside
17 Jun 1851. Reverend R.S.C. Chermside to the Commissioners
William Hastings
17 Jun 1851. William Hastings to Henry Cole
James Melvill
20 Jun 1851. Mr Melvill to John Scott Russell
Monsieur Vinsea
23 Jun 1851. Charles Manby to Edgar Bowring
Christian Carl Josias, Baron Bunsen (1791-1860)
23 - 24 Jun 1851. Captain Hamilton, Admiralty
William Roberts
9 - 28 Jun 1851. William H. Roberts to the Commissioners
Chevalier Colquhoun
24 Jun 1851. Chevalier Colquhoun to the Secretary to the Admiralty
Monsieur Domard
25 Jun 1851. Monsieur Domard to the Commission
Mr Davies (active 1851)
25 Jun 1851. Mr Davies to John Scott Russell
Mr Davies (active 1851)
26 Jun 1851. Mr Davies to John Scott Russell
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
30 Jun 1851. Certificate, signed by William Cubitt
August von Cetto
30 Jun 1851. Baron de Cetto to Edgar Bowring
Gabriel Kamensky
30 Jun 1851. Gabriel Kamensky to the Commission
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