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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/3/133
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Melbourne to Queen Victoria
Date	16 February 1841
Writer	Melbourne, 2nd Viscount
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	The Lords unanimously acquitted James Thomas, 7th Earl of Cardigan, on the ground that the Christian name of the person alleged to have been wounded was not proved. Law Lords held this to be fatal, and were bound to acquit. Melbourne thinks it as good a termination of the affair as could have closed it.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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