2 letters sent from officers of the Sambre & Meuse Central Railway Company, London, to Philippart. Describing developments and public interest in the Belgian railway and asking for Philippart's support as a member of the managements committee; an explanatory pamphlet accompanied the first letter.
Both letters are autograph, with the signatures of company employees: (i) Osmund Lewis; (ii) G D Carvalho.
John Philippart correspondence
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- ReferenceGB 96 AL289
- Dates of Creation11th Jan 1845 - 14th Jan 1845
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description(i) 10" x 8"; (ii) 5" x 7" 2 items (4 leaves)
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These documents are inserted in A de Laveleye 'Sambre and Meuse Railway, central line' (1845) (presentation copy to J Philippart) - Library classmark [G.L.] I1.845. To request the documents, please place an order for the volume, specifying that you wish to see the autograph letters AL289.
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