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      JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL RUSSELL (1792-1878)

      Draft letter from Lord John Russell to Mr Dallas

      13 May 1860

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/466/25

      Draft letter from Lord John Russell to Mr Dallas acknowledging the invitation, made by the municipality of New York, to host a visit by the Prince of Wales . He reports however that as the Prince will be travelling without the title of the Prince of Wales a formal ceremony would not be required. Instead he states that the Prince hoped to visit New York between 15-30 September and would pay a visit to the Mercantile community. Includes ammendments made by the Prince Consort in red ink.

      • Creator(s)

        John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) (writer)

        Mr Dallas (active 1860) (addressee)

      • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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