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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/31/9
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell
Date	3 August 1853
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord
Description	Copy letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell in regards to the proposed motion of D. Seymour to request certain returns connected with the Fine Arts Commission in the Houses of Common. Prince Albert objects to the private minutes of the commissioners being published and feels that it would change the character of future proceedings as to frank discussion of the work submitted. He also believes that if they were to be published they would be 'wounding to the feelings of the artists'.
Place Of Writing	Buckingham Palace
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper
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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