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    COLONEL HONORABLE ALEXANDER GORDON

    Letter from Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon to Dr. Ernst Becker granting permission to photograph the Raphael at Haddo House.

    30 Apr 1858

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/17

    Gordon conveys Lord Aberdeen's permission for the Raphael at Haddo House to be photographed by Wilson for the Prince Consort.

    • Creator(s)

      Colonel Honorable Alexander Gordon (writer)

      Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Argyll House [London]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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