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
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 AL289
- Dates of Creation
- 11th Jan 1845 - 14th Jan 1845
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- (i) 10" x 8"; (ii) 5" x 7" 2 items (4 leaves)
Scope and Content
Arrangement
See hard copy catalogue.
Access Information
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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.
Other Finding Aids
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.