| Collection | Privy Purse Papers |
| Reference | PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/D/87 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Edgar Bowring to Colonel Phipps |
| Date | 6 August 1857 |
| Writer | Bowring, Edgar |
| Addressee | Phipps, Charles Beaumont, Colonel |
| Description | Letter from Edgar Bowring to Colonel Phipps on the decision of the Finance Committee to grant £3000 towards the Science and Art Department for the museum building. He also mentions that the number of visitors to the museum has exceeded that of the National Gallery site and will provide good evidence in favour of the move of the National Gallery to South Kensington. Includes cross-written notes of reply and envelope. |
| Place Of Writing | Whitehall |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2 documents (13 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| URL | https://albert.rct.uk |
| Level | Item |