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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/20/158
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
Date	17 April 1850
Writer	Russell, John, Lord
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Cabinet meets tomorrow to consider the Stamp Duties Bill. The loss of last night's vote was £100,000. Government will not yield any more. Milner Gibson's motion to repeal excise duty on paper (or 'Taxes on knowledge') amounting to £1,300,000. The Chancellor of the Exchequer protested against these constant attacks on Revenue. Motion negatived.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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