Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851
Correspondence March - April 1851
Correspondence March - April 1851
© Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 2022
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
1 Mar 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix to the Executive Committee
HA Merewether
1 Mar 1851. H.A. Merewether to Edgar Bowring
Sir George Grove (1820-1900)
4 Mar 1851. George Grove, Society of Arts to Edgar Bowring
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
[?Mar 1851]. Certificate for the payment of £10,000
Lord William Lennox
4 Mar 1851. Lord William Lennox to Lord Granville
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
5 Mar 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Charles Brutton
5 Mar 1851. Charles Brutton to [the Commissioners]
HM Addington
6 Mar 1851. H.M. Addington to Stafford Northcote
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
7 Mar 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix to the Commissioners
GD Papinicolas
7 Mar 1851. G.D. Papinicolas to Colonel Phipps
Hamda Elmkadden
12 Mar 1851. Hamda Elmkadden to Edgar Bowring
HM Addington
12 Mar 1851. H.M. Addington to Edgar Bowring
Gilbert J French
12 Mar 1851. Gilbert J. French to Edgar Bowring
H Waddington
13 Mar 1851. H. Waddington to Stafford Northcote
Lord Stanley of Alderley
13 Mar 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley to Stafford Northcote
J Colbran
14 Mar 1851. J. Colbran to Edgar Bowring
Philipp, Baron de Brunnow (1797-1875)
14 Mar 1851. Baron Brunnow to Edgar Bowring
Turton, Thomas
14 Mar 1851. Thomas B. Turton to Matthew Digby Wyatt
Monsieur Domard
16 Mar 1851. Monsieur Domard to [the Commissioners]
Captain Owen
16 Mar 1851. Report by Captain H. Cunliffe Owen
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
17 Mar 1851. Foreign Agents in London to Lord Granville
Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855)
17 Mar 1851. Mr Abbott Laurence to John Scott Russell and Edgar Bowring
Monsieur Marscalchi
17 Mar 1851. Monsieur Marescalchi to the Secretaries to the Commission
George Maule
17 Mar 1851. George Maule to Colonel Reid
Chevalier Colquhoun
18 - 20 Mar 1851. J. Colquhoun to John Scott Russell and Edgar Bowring
Charles Cuylits
19 Mar 1851. Charles Cuylits to Lord Granville
Monsieur Cabouly
19 Mar 1851. Monsieur Cabouly to Edgar Bowring
Lord Clarence Paget (1811-95)
19 Mar 1851. Lord Clarence Paget to Edgar Bowring
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
19 Mar 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix to Lord Granville
Gilbert J French
19 Mar 1851. Gilbert J. French to Edgar Bowring
Fox, Henderson & Co
20 Mar 1851. Fox, Henderson & Co. to Edgar Bowring
JW Halstead
20 Mar 1851. J.W. Halstead to Thomas Baring
Prince Castelcicala (active 1851)
20 Mar 1851. Prince Castelcicala to Edgar Bowring
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
20 Mar 1851. Foreign Agents in London to Lord Granville
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
20 Mar 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix, and other Foreign Agents, to the Executive Committee
Baron August Koller (1805-83)
21 Mar 1851. Baron Koller to the Secretaries to the Commission
Lord Stanley of Alderley
22 Mar 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley to Stafford Northcote
W Meyrick
22 Mar 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
Charles Cuylits
24 Mar 1851. Charles Cuylits to Lord Granville
Edward Zohrab
24 Mar 1851. Edward Zohrab to Edgar Bowring
Mr Coddington (active 1851)
24 Mar 1851. Mr Coddington to Mr Redgrave
Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802-74)
25 Mar 1851. Sylvain Van de Weyen to Edgar Bowring
Alexander Redgrave
26 Mar 1851. Memorandum by Alexander Redgrave
Mr Mayne (active 1851)
27 Mar 1851. Mr Mayne to Colonel Reid
H Waddington
27 Mar 1851. H. Waddington to Edgar Bowring
Lord Clarence Paget (1811-95)
28 Mar 1851. Lord Clarence Paget to Edgar Bowring
Gabriel Kamensky
28 Mar 1851. G. Kamensky to Edgar Bowring
Don Francisco de Rivero
29 Mar 1851. Don Francisco de Rivero to the Commissioners
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess and 5th Earl of Breadalbane (1796-1862)
29 Mar 1851. Lord Breadalbane to the Secretaries to the Commission
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
29 Mar 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Sir George Grove (1820-1900)
28 - 29 Mar 1851. George Grove to Colonel Reid
Professor Henry Wylde
31 Mar 1851. Professor Henry Wylde to Lord Granville
Chevalier de Ribeiro
31 Mar 1851. Chevalier de Ribeiro to John Scott Russell and Edgar Bowring
Monsieur Domard
31 Mar 1851. Monsieur Domard to the Commission
J Solaman
[?Mar 1851] J. Solaman's proposal
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
1 Apr 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Sir Charles Fox
1 Apr 1851. Charles Fox to John Scott Russell
W Meyrick
1 Apr 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
Turton, Thomas
1 Apr 1851. Thomas Turton to John Scott Russell
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
1 Apr 1851. Sheffield Committee Secretary to Edgar Bowring
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
2 Apr 1851. Report by William Cubitt
Chevalier Colquhoun
2 Apr 1851. J. Colquhoun to Edgar Bowring
Lord Stanley of Alderley
2 Apr 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley to Stafford Northcote
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
2 Apr 1851. Certificate, signed by William Cubitt
Joseph Adshead
3 Apr 1851. Joseph Adshead to the Commissioners
JW Halstead
3 Apr 1851. J.W. Halstead to John Scott Russell
JT de Amaral
4 Apr 1851. J.T. de Amaral to Edgar Bowring
W Meyrick
7 Apr 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
Regnar Westenholz
7 Apr 1851. Regnar Westenholz to John Scott Russell
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
8 Apr 1851. Petition from 'A Poor Tradesman'
W Meyrick
8 Apr 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
HM Addington
8 Apr 1851. H.M. Addington to Stafford Northcote
Lewis Tonna
8 Apr 1851. L.M.J. Tonna to Edgar Bowring
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan (1807-86)
8 Apr 1851. Sir Charles Trevelyan to John Scott Russell
Baron Charles Dupin (1784-1873)
8 Apr 1851. Baron Charles Dupin to Prince Albert
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
8 Apr 1851. President of the Peruvian Commission to Edgar Bowring
John Bentley
9 Apr 1851. John Bentley to Edgar Bowring
W Meyrick
10 Apr 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
10 Apr 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix to the Commissioners
E Belfour
10 Apr 1851. E. Belfour to Edgar Bowring
Christian Carl Josias, Baron Bunsen (1791-1860)
11 Apr 1851. Chevalier Bunsen's [Envoy of Prussia] Memorandum
W Meyrick
12 Apr 1851. W. Meyrick to Edgar Bowring
Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset (1804-85)
12 Apr 1851. Office of Woods [Lord Seymour] to [the Commissioners]
Monsieur Voiret
13 Apr 1851. Monsieur Voiret to the Commissioners
Charles Stansbury
14 Apr 1851. Charles Stansbury, United States Agent to unknown
Sir George Grove (1820-1900)
14 Apr 1851. George Grove to F.S. Carpenter
HM Addington
14 Apr 1851. H.M. Addington, Foreign Office
JT de Amaral
14 Apr 1851. J.T. de Amaral to Edgar Bowring
Mr Parker (active 1851)
15 Apr 1851. Mr Parker to the Commissioners
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
15 Apr 1851. Report of the Admission Committee
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
15 Apr 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Edward Elliot
15 Apr 1851. Edward Elliot to Edgar Bowring
August von Cetto
15 Apr 1851. Baron de Cetto to Edgar Bowring
C Buschek
15 Apr 1851. C. Buschek to Edgar Bowring
John Scott Russell (1808-82)
15 Apr 1851. Announcement by the Commissioners
Sir Henry Drury Harness (1804-83)
15 Apr 1851. Captain Harness to Edgar Bowring
George Adams
16 Apr 1851. George G. Adams to John Scott Russell
Sir George Grove (1820-1900)
15 - 16 Apr 1851. George Grove to Lieutenant Colonel Reid
John Bentley
17 Apr 1851. John Bentley, Bank of England
Benjamin Henderson
17 Apr 1851. Benjamin Henderson to Edgar Bowring
D Macdonald
18 Apr 1851. D. Macdonald to John Scott Russell
Alfred Randall
19 Apr 1851. Alfred Randall to the Commissioners
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
19 Apr 1851. Duke of Wellington to Edgar Bowring
August von Cetto
19 Apr 1851. Baron de Cetto to Edgar Bowring
Lord Stanley of Alderley
19 Apr 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley to Edgar Bowring
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
20 Apr 1851. Anonymous ('An Admirer of Modesty')
Mr Prevost (active 1851)
21 Apr 1851. Mr Prevost to Edgar Bowring
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
21 Apr 1851. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix to Lord Granville
Lord Stanley of Alderley
5 - 21 Apr 1851. Lord Stanley of Alderley to Stafford Northcote
Robert Bowley
21 Apr 1851. Robert Bowley to Lord Granville
MS Oppenheim
21 Apr 1851. M.S. Oppenheim to John Scott Russell
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
22 Apr 1851. Draft Programme of the Opening of the Exhibition
T W Philipps
23 Apr 1851. T.W. Philipps to Edgar Bowring
Henry Goe
23 Apr 1851. Henry Goe to Lord Granville
EP Bouverie
23 Apr 1851. E.P. Bouverie to Edgar Bowring
Henry Hoole
25 Apr 1851. Henry E. Hoole to the Commissioners
Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857)
26 Apr 1851. Bishop of London to Edgar Bowring
Colonel Chaplin
26 Apr 1851. Colonel Chaplin to Edgar Bowring
Colonel Knollys
26 Apr 1851. Colonel Knollys to Edgar Bowring
Thomas Battam
26 Apr 1851. Thomas Battam to Lyon Playfair
Thomas Colfox
26 Apr 1851. Thomas Colfox to the Commissioners
Edward Edsbolley
27 Apr 1851. Edward Edsbolley to Edgar Bowring
Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861)
28 Apr 1851. Certificate authorising payment of £10,000
Marian Taylor (active 1851)
28 Apr 1851. Mrs Marian Taylor to the Commission's secretaries
Mr Hawes (active 1851)
12 Sep 1850 - 28 Apr 1851. Mr Hawes to Stafford Northcote
Robert Wesley
28 Apr 1851. Robert Wesley to the Commissioners
Dr Charles Wesley
28 Apr 1851. Dr. Charles Wesley to Edgar Bowring
G Neville Grenville
28 Apr 1851. G. Neville Grenville to Edgar Bowring
Professor Henry Wylde
28 Apr 1851. Henry Wylde to Lord Granville
Thomas Lewis
28 Apr 1851. Thomas Lewis to Edgar Bowring
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)
28 Apr 1851. Report of the Finance Committee
Herman Merivale
28 - 29 Apr 1851. Herman Merivale to Stafford Northcote
Count Schimmelpenninck
29 Apr 1851. Count Schimmelpenninck to the Executive Committee
Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)
29 Apr 1851. Sub Dean of Westminster to Edgar Bowring
Reverend Sturgis
29 Apr 1851. Revderend Mr Sturgis to Edgar Bowring
Henry Hoole
30 Apr 1851. Henry E. Hoole to the Commissioners
HM Addington
30 Apr 1851. H.M. Addington to Stafford Northcote
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
[? Apr 1851] "Exhibitor" to the Commissioners
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