| Collection | Privy Purse Papers |
| Reference | PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C/8 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Henry Cole to Colonel Phipps regarding tour of manufacturing towns and districts |
| Date | 10 September 1849 |
| Writer | Cole, Henry |
| Addressee | Phipps, Charles Beaumont, Colonel |
| Description | Letter from Henry Cole to Colonel Phipps reporting that they have returned from their tour of the country, collecting evidence and gauging support for the proposed Great Exhibition. He also mentions that on the tour they visited Balmoral and while there Prince Albert proposed the need for more assistants and also agreed that Colonel Phipps should write to the Lord Mayor of London asking him to assist in forming a City Committee of Promoters. |
| Place Of Writing | Carlton Terrace |
| 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 |