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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    PROFESSOR C PETERSEN

    17 Jun 1850. Professor C. Petersen to Matthew Digby Wyatt

    17 Jun 1850

    Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/167

    (167) Copy of a letter from Professor C. Petersen, Society for the Promotion of Arts and the useful professions, Hamburgh, to M Digby Wyatt pointing out the omission of Hamburgh from the 'Précis of Information' and transmitting a list of the Hamburgh Commissioners. (167i) Extract of a letter from Professor Peterson, providing information to be added to the "Precis" and accompanying the list of committee members.

    • Creator(s)

      Professor C Petersen (writer)

      Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77) (addressee)

    • 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Hamburg [Germany]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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