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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/9/12
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy letter from George Lewis to Lord John Russell
Date	21 September 1851
Writer	Lewis, Cornewall, George; Secretary of the Treasury
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Description	Copy letter from George Lewis to Lord John Russell reporting communication to Sir James Graham, as requested, and confirming his refusal to join the Government. Although Sir James Graham expressed regard for Prince Albert his reservations to join related to his personal opinion that no alterations should be made to the Reform Act. He also did not want to belong to the Government that were to make the proposed changes.
Place Of Writing	Wetheryby
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 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"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
Level	Item

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