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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    GENERAL SIR CHARLES GREY (1804-70)

    4 Mar 1850. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Grey to unknown

    4 Mar 1850

    Loose manuscript papers/Square of fabric | 2 documents (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/28

    (28) Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Grey to "My dear Sir" transmitting an application for space from Messrs Martin, Paris, and a report from M. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix. (Report not with letter). (28i) Application for space from Messrs Martin, Paris, addressed to the Commission. Includes a sqaure of fabric denoting their gold medal from the Paris Exposition of 1849.

    • Creator(s)

      General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70) (writer)

      Unknown Person (addressee)

      Messrs Martin (writer)

    • 2 documents (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Windsor Castle
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      French, English
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