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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/31/15
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Charles Eastlake to Prince Albert
Writer	Eastlake, Charles, Sir; Secretary to the Fine Arts Commission
Addressee	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Description	Letter from Sir Charles Eastlake to Prince Albert reporting the refusal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to authorise more than £4,000 for decorative works at the Palace of Westminster and therefore that a reduction of their estimate is necessary. He reports that a sum of £500 is ready for payment to Charles Cope once he has finished the Peers' Corridor however there is difficulty in finding £450 for Mr Ward, who has requested early payment for his finished 'Sleep of Argyll'.
Place Of Writing	Palace of Westminster
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 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"
Level	Item

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