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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

ELGER, JOHN

4 Jul 1851. John Elger to Stafford Northcote and John Scott Russell

4 Jul 1851

Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1851/363

John Elger to Stafford Northcote and John Scott Russell stating his objection to the continuance of the Exhibition building at the close of the Exhibition.
  • Creator(s)

    Elger, John (writer)

    Northcote, Stafford (addressee)

    Russell, John Scott (addressee)

  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)