CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/C/56/19
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
Date10 April 1848
WriterRussell, John, Lord; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionLetter from Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria reporting that the Kennington Common meeting had been a 'complete failure'. He also provides details of the dispersal of the meeting and reports of further disturbances elsewhere in the country. Russell also notes that upon seeing the way in which the meeting was dealt with quietly, that Great Britain would be raised in the estimation of other countries.
Place Of WritingDowning Street
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (5 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
Access ConditionsAvailable in surrogate form only
Digitisation NotesThese papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
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