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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/20/157
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
Date	16 April 1850
Writer	Russell, John, Lord
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Stamp Duties Bill in Committee. Sir H. Willoughby's amendment that duty on bonds and mortgages be 1 shilling, and not 2 shillings and 6 pence, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed, was agreed to. Russell feels these combinations of Protectionists and others is weakening to the Government and unsafe for the Revenue. Bill postponed.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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