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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

SIR MATTHEW DIGBY WYATT (1820-77)

25 Dec 1851 - 3 Jan 1852. M.G. Tétar van Elven to Prince Albert

25 Dec 1851 - 3 Jan 1852

Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (8 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1851/865

(865) Matthew Digby Wyatt to Doyne Bell, 3 January 1852, suggesting terms of reply. (865i) M.G. Tétar van Elven, Amsterdam, to Prince Albert (and copy to Lord Granville) regarding the inclusion of his name on the Building Committee's list of those 'entitled to further higher honorary distinction' and requesting information on the subject.

  • Creator(s)

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

    Doyne Bell (addressee)

    MG Tétar van Elven (writer)

    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)

    Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-91) (addressee)

  • 2 documents (8 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    77 Great Russell Street
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    English, French
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