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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/10/4
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Draft letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Derby
Date	14 March 1852
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Derby, 14th Earl of; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Description	Draft letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Derby acknowledging receipt of his previous letter regarding the St. Albans' Disfranchisement Bill. The Queen states that she cannot anticipate whether the transfer of the seats will be met with opposition however she mentions that it may be perceived as a strengthening the power of the landed interest. She suggests disposing of others seats which Lord John Russell had previously proposed and states that this would be for Lord Derby to consider and would not stop her sanctioning the measure. Written in Prince Albert's hand.
Place Of Writing	Osborne
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"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
Level	Item

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