Prince Albert's Family Papers
Papers relating to Prince Albert’s relationships with various family members
Deposition of Lieutenant Colonel Fitzgerald
4 Jun 1842Bound manuscript paper | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/67/28
An account of the experience of Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Fitzgerald during the attempt on Queen Victoria's life. He describes being on Constitution Hill waiting to see Queen Victoria when he saw a man fire a pistol, but he could not tell whether a ball had passed from it. He writes that himself and a policeman then seized the man before he was taken to the Porters Lodge.
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