CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/29/17
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Queen Victoria to Lord Palmerston
Date2 March 1861
WriterVictoria, Queen
AddresseePalmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
DescriptionQueen Victoria's suggestion for substituting the Admiralty Board with an administration analogous to that of the Army. The need for a single and permanent command of the forces. 'The Admiralty - faults and defaults.' For Lord Palmerston's perusal. A Royal Commission suggested in place of the committee of the House of Commons
LanguageEnglish
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