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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    HM ADDINGTON

    20 Feb - 25 Mar 1850. H.M. Addington to Stafford Northcote

    20 Feb - 25 Mar 1850

    Loose manuscript papers | 5 documents (14 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/77

    (77) H.M. Addington, Foreign Office, to Stafford Northcote, transmitting copies of a despatch from Lord Normanby, HM Ambassador in Paris, and a letter, and its enclosure, from General de la Hitte regarding the formation of a Commission in France (with list of Commissioners). (77i) Despatch from Lord Normanby to Lord Palmerston, regarding the Exhibition and enclosing a copy of a letter recieved from communication with the French Government. (77ii) Letter from General de la Hitte to Lord Normanby regarding the Exhibition. Written in French. (77iii) Copy of a note from the French Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. Written in French. (77iv) Note regarding members of the Jury Central de l'Exposition Nationale de 1849. Written in French.

    • Creator(s)

      HM Addington (writer)

      Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87) (addressee)

      Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863) (writer)

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

      General de la Hitte (writer)

      Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863) (addressee)

    • 5 documents (14 pages) (whole object)

    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      French, English
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