| Collection | Privy Purse Papers |
| Reference | PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C/273 |
| Record Type | Writings (documents) |
| Title | Royal Geographical Society's application to Prince Albert for a building |
| Date | 1854 |
| Writer | Royal Geographical Society |
| Addressee | Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince |
| Description | The Royal Geographical Society's application to Prince Albert for an 'apartment at the public cost' and therefore to be placed on a similar footing to the Royal, the Antiquarian, the Astronomical and the Geological Societies. In it they point to their public duties as a society and achievements thus far. The document also includes remnants of wax seal. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (2 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| URL | https://albert.rct.uk |
| Level | Item |