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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    MAJOR GENERAL HENRY SCOTT

    20 Mar 1875. Henry Scott to Major General Ponsonby

    20 Mar 1875

    Loose manuscript papers; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/22/24

    Letter from Henry Scott, on behalf of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, concerning the position of the Horticultural Society.

    • Creator(s)

      Major General Henry Scott (writer)

      Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825-95) (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

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