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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

HM ADDINGTON

15 Nov 1850 - 20 Jan 1851. HM Addington to Stafford Northcote

15 Nov 1850 - 20 Jan 1851

Loose manuscript papers | 7 documents (36 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1851/1

(1) H.M. Addington, Foreign Office, to Stafford Northcote transmitting despatches from Sir Edward Baynes, HM Consul General at Tunis, with enclosure, and William Smith, HM Consul at Lisbon with enclosures. (1i) Copy of a despatch from Sir Edward Baynes regarding communication with the Bey of Tunis relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851. (1ii) Translation of letter from G. Raffo on the behalf of the Bey of Tunis, regarding the Great Exhibition of 1851. (1iii) Copy of a despatch from William Smith to Lord Palmerston. (1iv) Translation of the Portuguese Commission's 'First Announcement'. (1v) Article in the 'Revolucao de Setembro' newspaper, regarding the Great Exhibition of 1851. (1vi) Translation of the article in the 'Revolucao de Setembro'.

  • Creator(s)

    HM Addington (writer)

    Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87) (addressee)

    Edward Baynes (writer)

    G Raffo (writer)

    William Smith (writer)

    Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) (addressee)

  • 7 documents (36 pages) (whole object)

  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
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