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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

      HENRY COLE (1808-82)

      20 Dec 1849. Henry Cole to Colonel Phipps

      20 Dec 1849

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/1/88

      Letter regarding the issuing of the Royal Commission, the acceptance of the posts of Commissioners and the publication of the Munday contract.

      • Creator(s)

        Henry Cole (1808-82) (writer)

        Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (addressee)

      • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

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