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VICMAIN - Victorian Papers, Main Series
3 - Papers and correspondence with Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell relating to constitutional issues, the Royal Household, woods and forests and other miscellaneous subjects
3 - Letters from Albert, Prince Consort, to Lord John Russell
4 - Letters from Albert, Prince Consort, to Lord John Russell
Collection
Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference
VIC/MAIN/C/19/33
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell
Date
5 October 1851
Writer
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee
Russell, John, Lord; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Description
Letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell reporting that the Queen approves of Lord Carew's nomination to the vacant Ribbon of St. Patrick however, he also asks that Russell write to Lord Clarendon on the subject of the Prince of Wales's investment into the Order of St. Patrick, as it is possible that a vacancy does not exist. Prince Albert also mentions the approval of Lord Lismore for the Lieutenancy of Tipperary, his request to the Bishop of London to offer a prayer at the closing of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and of the death of Lord Liverpool.
Place Of Writing
Balmoral
Language
English
Extent
1 document (5 pages)
Physical Description
Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions
Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes
These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
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