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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    HM ADDINGTON

    9 Jun 1852. H.M. Addington to Stafford Northcote

    9 Jun 1852

    Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (8 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1852/16

    (16) H.M. Addington, Foreign Office, to Stafford Northcote, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Tuscan Chargé d'Affaires in London, regarding missing medals for Tuscan contributors. (16I) Enclosed memo on the subject by Captain H.C. Owen, 10th June.

    • Creator(s)

      HM Addington (writer)

      Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87) (addressee)

      Marquis du Nesh (writer)

      James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-89) (addressee)

      Captain Henry Owen (writer)

    • 2 documents (8 pages) (whole object)

    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English, French
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