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Correspondence and Papers. 1856-1867

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

    LORD OVERSTONE

    19 Feb 1859. Memorandum respecting the failure of negotiations with Lord Overstone

    19 Feb 1859

    Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/B/1859/1

    Memorandum respecting the failure of negotiations with Lord Overstone for the advance of £120,000 to the Commissioners. (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)

      Lord Overstone (writer)

      Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • writings (documents)
      Language(s)
      English
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