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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/29/98
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Palmerston
Date	14 July 1861
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Palmerson, Henry, 3rd Viscount
Description	Queen Victoria's approval of the Government changes submitted by Lord Palmerston [VIC/MAIN/A/29/97]. Her readiness to confer an earldom on Lord John Russell at the time desired, but unwilling to give a Garter at same time. The Duke of Somerset's and Charles John, 1st Earl Canning's appointments as Knights of the Garter (K.G.) approved. Proposal for a grant of a peerage to Sir Maurice Berkeley agreed. Her Majesty's unwillingness to raise Sir Alexander Cockburn (Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench) to the peerage. Grounds for her refusal. Her Majesty's reply to Lord Palmerston's suggested change of seat for W.E. Gladstone.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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