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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/26/126
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Palmerston
Date	8 November 1857
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Palmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
Description	Queen Victoria on the resignation of Lord Spencer (Frederick, 4th Earl Spencer) as Her Majesty's Lord Steward. The difficulty of finding a successor. List of suitable peers sent (not included). Readiness of many gentlemen to waive their political objections on knowing of her personal wish for them to take office. Suggestion as to using this argument. Lord St Germans (E.G.E., 3rd Earl St Germans) preferred by Her Majesty, as the fittest for appointment.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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