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Correspondence and Papers. 1856-1867

Correspondence relating to the South Kensington Estate, later known as ‘Albertopolis’

    COMMISSIONERS FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851

    17 Nov 1859. The 1851 Commissioners to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital

    17 Nov 1859

    Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (9 pages) (whole object) | RC/B/1859/2

    (2-2i) Two draft letters from the 1851 Commissioners to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, applying for a further loan of £50,000. (See also the Royal Commissions' Finance Miscellaneous, RC/32/3).

    Related Material: For related material see the Royal Commissions' Finance Miscellaneous RC/32/3.

    • Creator(s)

      Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 (writer)

      Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital (addressee)

    • 2 documents (9 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Whitehall [London]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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