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Correspondence, 1821-24 (4)

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Curator's Note:-
Amongst the drawings for the New Law Courts the following items of correspondence are enclosed. They have been included here as their association with the former is historic. Where possible, the surviving drawings to which they relate have been identified.

There is considerably more material relating to the Law Courts within the Soane Archives proper, in particular Soane’s Notebooks covering the coterminous period and two volumes of correspondence specifically connected to the project.

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Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation. This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.

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Contents of Correspondence, 1821-24 (4)