[Dec 1849] Appointment of Commissioners

John Potter

27 Dec 1849. John Potter, Mayor of Manchester to John Russell

John Potter

28 Dec 1849. John Potter, Mayor of Manchester, to John Russell

John Potter

31 Dec 1849. John Potter, Mayor of Manchester to Mr Labouchere

Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton (1798-1869)

1 Jan 1850. Mr Labouchere to John Potter, Mayor of Manchester

Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton (1798-1869)

3 Jan 1850. Mr Labouchere to Colonel Grey

Sir George Grey (1799-1882)

4 Jan 1850. The Royal Commission as printed in 'The London Gazette'

John Potter

4 Jan 1850. John Potter, Mayor of Manchester, to Mr. Labouchere

29 Dec 1849. Extract from 'The Patent Journal'

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

9 Jan 1850. Robert Peel to Prince Albert

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

9 Jan 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

10 Jan 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

11 Jan 1850. Draft agenda for first meeting of the Royal Commission

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

[Jan 1850] Draft Resolutions

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

[Jan 1850] Memorandum by Stafford Northcote

John Potter

10 Jan 1850. John Potter, Mayor of Manchester, to Stafford Northcote

Henry Cole (1808-82)

12 Jan 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

12 Jan 1850. Excerpt from a Manchester paper

Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton (1798-1869)

13 Jan 1850. Mr Labouchere to Colonel Grey

Sir George Grey (1799-1882)

13 Jan 1850. Colonel Grey to Mr Labouchere

Henry Cole (1808-82)

14 Jan 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77)

14 Jan 1850. Circular from the Executive Committee

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

11 Jan 1850. Minutes of the first meeting of the Royal Commission

[Jan 1850] Newspaper report of a meeting in Sheffield

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

18 Jan 1850. Minutes of the second meeting of the Royal Commission

[Jan 1850] Notice of a meeting

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

20 Jan 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Francis Fuller

22 Jan 1850. Francis Fuller to Colonel Grey

Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77)

10 Jan 1850. Appendix to the first and second meetings

John Loyd

10 Jan 1850. Appendix to the first and second meetings

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

10 Jan 1850. Appendix to the first and second meetings

[Jan 1850] Extract from 'The Manchester Guardian'

Henry Cole (1808-82)

24 Jan 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

Sir James Duke (1792-1873)

[Jan 1850] James Duke to Colonel Grey

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

25 Jan 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Henry Cole (1808-82)

25 Jan 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

[Jan 1850] Report from 'The Times'

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

26 Jan 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Henry Cole (1808-82)

25 Jan 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

24 Jan 1850. Minutes of the third meeting of the Royal Commission

Mr Ellis (active 1850)

28 Jan 1850. Mr Ellis, Secretary to The Society of Arts, to Colonel Grey

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

1 Feb 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

4 Feb 1850. Duke of Wellington to Prince Albert

Sir Henry Thomas De La Beche (1796-1855)

[Feb 1850] Report of Raw Materials subcommittee

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

31 Jan 1850. Minutes of the fourth meeting of the Royal Commission

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

2 Feb 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

4 Feb 1850. Sir Robert Peel to Prince Albert

Committee on Manufactures

[Feb 1850] Report from the Committee on Manufactures

Mr Ellis (active 1850)

5 Feb 1850. Mr Ellis to Colonel Grey

James Randle

[Feb 1850] James Randle, Parish Constable of Braintree, to Prince Albert

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

5 Feb 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Henry Cole (1808-82)

[Feb 1850] Report of the Committee on Correspondence

Committee on Raw Materials

[Feb 1850] Report of the Committee on Raw Materials

Committee on Manufactures

[Feb 1850] Report from the Committee on Manufactures

[Feb 1850] Classes of Manufactures in their finished state

Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-87)

8 Feb 1850. Stafford Northcote to Colonel Grey

Henry Cole (1808-82)

8 Feb 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

Sir George Grey (1799-1882)

9 Feb 1850. Colonel Grey to Henry Cole

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)

9 Feb 1850. Lord Granville to Colonel Grey

John Scott Russell (1808-82)

9 Feb 1850. Scott Russell to Colonel Grey

Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

8 Feb 1850. Resolutions adopted at a Special Meeting of The Society of Arts

[Feb 1850] Excerpt from 'The Morning Post'

[Feb 1850] Excerpt from 'The Bombay Times'

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

7 Feb 1850. Minutes of the fifth meeting of the Royal Commission

26 Jan 1850. Extract from a Vienna newspaper

Henry Cole (1808-82)

11 Feb 1850. Henry Cole to Colonel Grey

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

[Feb 1850] Sir Robert Peel to Prince Albert

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

13 Feb 1850. Members of subcommittees

Committee on Raw Materials

[Feb 1850] Report of the Committee on Raw Materials

Committee on Machinery

[Feb 1850] Report of the Committee on Machinery

[Feb 1850] Classification of agricultural implements

Committee on Machinery

[Feb 1850] Classification of machinery

[Feb 1850] Classification of sculpture

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)

16 Feb 1850. Lord Granville to Colonel Phipps

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

[Feb 1850] Proposed announcement from the Commissioners

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

14 Feb 1850. Minutes of the sixth meeting of the Royal Commission

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

19 Feb 1850. Sir Robert Peel to Colonel Grey

Harriet Elizabeth Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (1806-68)

[Feb 1850] Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland to Queen Victoria

[Feb 1850] Extract from 'The Times'

[Feb 1850] Extract from 'The Times'

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

[Feb 1850] Announcement from the Commissioners

General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70)

23 Feb 1850. Colonel Grey to Colonel Reid

Sir William Reid (1791-1858)

23 Feb 1850. Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey

[Feb 1850] Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society

William Hepworth Dixon (1821-79)

[Feb 1850] Mr Hepworth Dixon to Henry Cole

Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (1810-99)

22 Feb 1850. Duke of Northumberland to George Grey

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

21 Feb 1850. Minutes of the seventh meeting of the Royal Commission

[Feb 1850] Committee of ladies

Samuel Wilberforce (1805-73)

24 Feb 1850. Bishop of Oxford to Prince Albert

George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry (1821-84)

26 Feb 1850. Lord Londonderry to Colonel Grey

John Scott Russell (1808-82)

[Feb 1850] John Scott Russell to Messrs Munday

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

21 Feb 1850. Minutes of the eighth meeting of the Royal Commission

[Feb 1850] Report from 'The Times'

Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)

6 March 1850. Sir Charles Lyell to Baron Stockmar

Samuel Wilberforce (1805-73)

[Feb 1850] Speech by Bishop of Oxford

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)

8th Mar 1850. Lord Granville to Colonel Grey

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

7th Mar 1850. Minutes of the ninth meeting of the Royal Commission

[Mar 1850] Newspaper extract regarding Bradford and Birmingham

Sir William Clay

9 Mar 1850. Sir W. Clay to Lord Granville

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Granville (1815-91)

14 Mar 1850. Lord Granville to Colonel Grey

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

14 Mar 1850. Minutes of the tenth meeting of the Royal Commission

[Mar 1850] Letter to 'The Times'

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

16 Mar 1850. Robert Peel to Prince Albert