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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/C/11/79
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Date	1 February 1860
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord
Description	Before signing the ratification of the Treaty of Commerce with France [the Anglo-French Commercial Treaty], the Queen asks whether she ought to do so before it has been sanctioned by Parliament. The Treaty mentions it being subject to approval by Parliament, so would it not affect the authority of the Crown if the Queen ratified it and Parliament disapproved of it?
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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