| Collection | Privy Purse Papers |
| Reference | PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C/156 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey |
| Date | 8 January 1851 |
| Writer | Reid, William, Colonel |
| Addressee | Grey, Charles, Colonel |
| Description | Letter from Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey reporting that he had seen Sir John Burgoyne on the subject of 200 Sappers and Miners to assist in the arrangement of the Exhibition. He states that the expense will not be paid by the Treasury but will instead be paid for by the Exhibition, and that the official application to Lord Anglesey should now be made. |
| Place Of Writing | Great Exhibition Building, Hyde Park |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (4 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| URL | https://albert.rct.uk |
| Level | Item |