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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

CAPTAIN HANCHETT

7 Nov 1851. Captain John Martin Hanchett to the Commissioners

7 Nov 1851

Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1851/685

(685) Captain John Martin Hanchett to the Commissioners suggesting that the Exhibition building be converted into a General Reading Room. (685i) Captain John Martin Hanchett's plan to convert the Exhibition building into a General Reading Room.

  • Creator(s)

    Captain Hanchett (writer)

  • 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    1 Promenade Terrace [Cheltenham]
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    English
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