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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

BESLEY, JOHN NICHOLSON

6 Jul 1850. John Nicholson Besley and Co. to Stafford Northcote

6 Jul 1850

Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1850/218

John Nicholson Besley and Co., East India Wharf, to Stafford Northcote confirming the offer made in their letter of 14 June.
  • Creator(s)

    Besley, John Nicholson (writer)

    Northcote, Stafford (addressee)

  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)