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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/7/17
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
Date	6 March 1840
Writer	Russell, John, Lord
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Motion for the abolition of Capital Punishment negatived by great majority. [Pension to Sir John Newport] granted by majority of 28. Russell describes debate. Russell proposed to bring in a bill to facilitate the exercise of the Privilege of Publication. An agreement hoped for between the Lords and the Commons.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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