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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

ELLIS, HENRY, SIR; PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN, BRITISH MUSEUM

20 Mar 1850. Henry Ellis to John Scott Russell

20 Mar 1850

Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/70

Henry Ellis, Principal Librarian, British Museum, to John Scott Russell acknowledging receipt of a programme of the Exhibition.
  • Creator(s)

    Ellis, Henry, Sir; Principal Librarian, British Museum (writer)

    Russell, John Scott (addressee)

  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)