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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/12/36
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Draft letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Derby
Date	21 March 1859
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 letter regarding the prospects of the Reform Bill. The Queen believes that if the County franchise had been maintained at £20, and the Boroughs had been put at £6, then the bill would have passed. The Queen also states that a change of government would go against the best interests of the country. Written in the Prince Consort's hand.
Place Of Writing	Osborne
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"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
Level	Item

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