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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL RUSSELL (1792-1878)

    1 Jul 1850. Return to an Order of the House of Commons

    1 Jul 1850

    Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (8 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/175a

    Return to an Order of the House of Commons, 1 July 1850, for Copy 'of a letter addressed by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851 to the Lords of the Treasury, enclosing memorandum as to the site of the Exhibition Building in Hyde Park'.

    • Creator(s)

      John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) (writer)

    • 1 document (8 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Palace of Westminster [City of Westminster]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • writings (documents)
      Language(s)
      English
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