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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101016-139
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Correspondence regarding bank note plate proofs and gum quality
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- May 1st 1852, May 4th 1852 (Creation)
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Summary: This page contains several letters from May 1852. The first discusses the sending of bank note plate proofs and correspondence with Mr. Robert Peel, as well as the preparation of an article for a House of Commons committee. The third letter is from Perkins Bacon & Petch to Mr. J. Challen regarding the quality and pricing of gum supplied, expressing dissatisfaction and clarifying terms of purchase. Other fragments reference letter writing and the involvement of H G Sharpe.
