CollectionPrivy Purse Papers
ReferencePPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C/184
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey
Date4 June 1851
WriterReid, William, Colonel
AddresseeGrey, Charles, Colonel
DescriptionLetter from Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey enclosing examples of descriptive explanations that the Commissioners were cutting out of the Illustrated Catalogue and fixing to the Exhibition articles. He also mentions that the numbers in the building the day before were 'upwards of 53,000'. Includes two examples of 'Explanation' cards, using information cut out from the 'Official Descriptive & Illustrated Catalogue'.
Place Of WritingExhibition
LanguageEnglish
Extent3 documents (6 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper
Access ConditionsAvailable in surrogate form only
Digitisation NotesThese papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
URLhttps://albert.rct.uk
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