CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/Z/466/14
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleCopy letter from Lord John Russell to Lord Lyons
Date11 May 1860
WriterRussell, John, Lord; Foreign Secretary
AddresseeLyons, 1st Viscount; British Minister to the United States
DescriptionCopy letter from Lord John Russell to Lord Lyons reprting that the Queen has decided the Prince of Wales will visit North America. He writes that the Queen commands him to wait upon the arrival of the Prince at Montreal and should accompany him until dismissed. Russell also reports that Her Majesty has not yet decided whether he will visit any other part 'of her transatlantic Dominions'. However he directs Lyons to continue to collect relevant information with regard to 'the feelings and expectations' of a visit by the Prince of Wales to the United States.
Place Of WritingForeign Office
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (5 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
Access ConditionsAvailable in surrogate form only
Digitisation NotesThese papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
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