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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    GENERAL SIR CHARLES GREY (1804-70)

    23 Feb 1850. Colonel Grey to Colonel Reid

    23 Feb 1850

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/2/82

    Colonel Grey to Colonel Reid reporting Prince Albert's suggestion that the announcement of the classification system should include the names of those involved in its composition and making some corrections to it. (See also RC/H/1/2/83).

    • Creator(s)

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

      Sir William Reid (1791-1858) (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Buckingham Palace
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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