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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    EDGAR ALFRED BOWRING (1826-1911)

    20 Feb 1862. Edgar Bowring to General Grey

    20 Feb 1862

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (10 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/18/16

    Letter concerning the Arcades, the Horticultural Society's accounts, refreshments in the gardens, tenders for taking photographs in the Exhibition of 1862, sale of tickets for the Exhibition, repair of roads, request for financial assistance for the improvement of the refreshment facilities, parking of carriages.

    • Creator(s)

      Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911) (writer)

      General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70) (addressee)

    • 1 document (10 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Whitehall [London]
    • Language(s)
      English
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