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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/28/167
Record Type	Correspondence
Record Type	Writings (documents)
Title	Letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby to Queen Victoria and newspaper clipping
Date	12-13 January 1887
Writer	Ponsonby, Henry, Sir; Private Secretary to Queen Victoria
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby to Queen Victoria on a General Meeting at the Albert Hall which passed a petition for a new charter, plus the decision to not adopt Sir Somers Vine's scheme of holding more popular concerts so not to 'degrade the Hall'. Also includes a newspaper clipping on the meeting published in 'The Times', 13 January 1887.
Place Of Writing	Buckingham Palace
Language	English
Extent	2 document (7 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Physical Description	Loose printed paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
Level	Item
Withheld	Newspaper extracts have not been digitised due to possible copyright restrictions. Copies of these newspapers should be available via the British Library Newspaper Archive.

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