Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition
Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66)
17 Oct 1851. Colonel Phipps to Prince Albert 17 Oct 1851
Loose typescript paper | 1 document (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/8/105
Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66)
17 Oct 1851. Colonel Phipps to Prince Albert 17 Oct 1851
Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66)
17 Oct 1851. Colonel Phipps to Prince Albert 17 Oct 1851
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Copy of a letter from Colonel Phipps to Prince Albert in which Colonel Phipps expresses his displeasure at Dr. Lyon Playfair being made a Gentleman Usher. He describes Playfair as "a man of low birth, ordinary appearance and uncouth manners".
Originals: For original see VIC/MAIN/F/25/52 (Royal Archives).
Originals: For original see VIC/MAIN/F/25/52 (Royal Archives).
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Creator(s)
Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (writer)
View person pagePrince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)
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1 document (6 pages) (whole object)
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Object type(s)
- printed & manuscript material
- documents
- correspondence
- documents
Language(s)
English - printed & manuscript material
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Place of Production
Mulgrave Castle [Yorkshire]
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