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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

WRIGHT, JOHN

16 Apr 1850. John P. Wright to Stafford Northcote

16 Apr 1850

Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/121

John P. Wright, Secretary, Royal Academy of Arts, to Stafford Northcote reporting the raising of £500 for the Exhibition at a General Assembly of Academicians.
  • Creator(s)

    Wright, John (writer)

    Northcote, Stafford (addressee)

  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)